by our College Data Analytics Team
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In 2020-2021, 728 people earned their degree in interior architecture, making the major the 257th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, interior architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $40,215 and had an average of $24,409 in loans still to pay off.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 168 interior architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interiors Major” ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a degree in interior architecture. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in interior architecture.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interiors Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Interior Designers Institute. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interiors Major list. This small school is located in Newport Beach, California, and it awarded 6 masters’s interiors degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interiors Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston Architectural College landed the #2 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s interiors degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Interior Architecture at Boston Architectural College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chatham University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interiors Major. Chatham is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s interiors degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interiors Major that were part of this year’s ranking, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the #4 spot on the list. Cal Poly Pomona is located in Pomona, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 masters’s interiors degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interiors Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Marywood University landed the #5 spot on the list. Scranton, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s interiors degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Interior Architecture at Marywood University
Thomas Jefferson University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interiors Major ranking. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s interiors students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Interior Architecture at Thomas Jefferson University
Kansas State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interiors Major ranking, coming in at #7. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s interiors degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Drexel University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interiors Major ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 22 degrees to qualified masters’s interiors students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Interior Architecture at Drexel University
With a ranking of #9, Suffolk University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interiors Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 7 masters’s interiors degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Florida International University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interiors Major ranking. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 26 masters’s interiors degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Oregon did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interiors Major ranking, coming in at #11. Eugene, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s interiors degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interiors Major ranking. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s interiors students in 2020-2021.
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interiors Major ranking. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 8 masters’s interiors degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Nevada - Las Vegas came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interiors Major ranking. University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a large public school situated in Las Vegas, Nevada. It awarded 12 masters’s interiors degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
School of the Art Institute of Chicago ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interiors Major list. School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Lawrence Technological University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interiors Major ranking. Lawrence Tech is a small school located in Southfield, Michigan that handed out 6 masters’s interiors degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Lawrence Technological University Interior Architecture Report
Woodbury University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interiors Major ranking. Woodbury is a small school located in Burbank, California that handed out 10 masters’s interiors degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
University of North Texas ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interiors Major list. University of North Texas is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s interiors degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Mississippi State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Interiors Major ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified masters’s interiors students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Mississippi State University Interior Architecture Report
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