2022 Best Value Product Design Schools for a Bachelor’s
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Industrial Design is the 290th most popular major in the country with 1,879 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,584 industrial design graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Product Design Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 53 colleges that offered a degree in industrial design. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality industrial design programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the industrial design program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Product Design Schools for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Product Design Schools for a Bachelor’s.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Design
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Product Design Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Provo, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s product design students in 2019-2020.
BYU also took the #25 spot in our “Best Industrial Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Brigham Young University - Provo is $13,322 for bachelor’s degree product design students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Product Design Schools for a Bachelor’s. UW - Stout is located in Menomonie, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 bachelors’s product design degrees to qualified students.
UW - Stout did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Industrial Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for UW - Stout is $15,839 for Bachelor’s Degree Product Design students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
Out of the 53 schools in the Best Value Product Design Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 61 bachelors’s product design degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Industrial Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Iowa State University is $15,496 for Bachelor’s Degree Product Design students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 53 schools in the Best Value Product Design Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Ferris is a public institution located in Big Rapids, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,889 for bachelor’s degree product design students per year to attend Ferris.
Out of the 53 schools in the Best Value Product Design Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the #5 spot on the list. Long Beach, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s product design degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.
CSULB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Industrial Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend California State University - Long Beach is $9,622 for Bachelor’s Degree Product Design students.
The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Appalachian State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Product Design Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Boone, North Carolina, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s product design degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,920 for bachelor’s degree product design students per year to attend Appalachian State.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Fashion Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Product Design Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Fashion Institute of Technology is a medium-sized public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 30 bachelors’s product design degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree product design students list, FIT SUNY has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Industrial Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $10,523 for bachelor’s degree product design students per year to attend Fashion Institute of Technology.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
With a ranking of #8, San Jose State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Product Design Schools for a Bachelor’s list. San Jose State is a public institution located in San Jose, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
San Jose State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Industrial Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for San Jose State is $14,928 for Bachelor’s Degree Product Design students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
University of Houston came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Product Design Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UH is $12,838 for bachelor’s degree product design students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Product Design Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s product design degrees to 71 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree product design students list, UC has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Industrial Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UC is $21,843 for bachelor’s degree product design students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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San Francisco State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Product Design Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. San Francisco State University is located in San Francisco, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 46 bachelors’s product design degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $15,113 for bachelor’s degree product design students per year to attend San Francisco State University.
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Virginia Tech came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Product Design Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 32 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s product design students in 2019-2020.
Virginia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Industrial Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Tech is $21,198 for Bachelor’s Degree Product Design students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Product Design Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s product design degrees to qualified students.
Purdue also made our “Best Industrial Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #16. It costs about $13,986 for bachelor’s degree product design students per year to attend Purdue.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Western Washington University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Product Design Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s product design degrees to qualified students.
WWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best Industrial Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend WWU is $16,529 for bachelor’s degree product design students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Montclair State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Product Design Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Montclair, New Jersey, this large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s product design students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Montclair State University is $18,034 for Bachelor’s Degree Product Design students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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North Carolina State University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Product Design Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. North Carolina State University is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s product design degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree product design students list, NC State has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Industrial Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NC State is $16,458 for Bachelor’s Degree Product Design students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Kean University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Product Design Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Union, New Jersey, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s product design degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $18,604 for Bachelor’s Degree Product Design students per year to attend Kean University.
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Product Design Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s product design degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree product design students list, Georgia Tech has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Industrial Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is $14,739 for bachelor’s degree product design students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Utah did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Product Design Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. U of U is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 23 bachelors’s product design degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Utah is $14,773 for bachelor’s degree product design students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Product Design Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s product design degrees in 2019-2020.
UMN Twin Cities also took the #13 spot in our “Best Industrial Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is $17,740 for bachelor’s degree product design students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #21, University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Product Design Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Lafayette, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s product design degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Louisiana at Lafayette is $12,487 for Bachelor’s Degree Product Design students.
Universidad del Turabo came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Product Design Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Universidad del Turabo is a private not-for-profit institution located in Gurabo, . The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Universidad del Turabo is $6,588 for bachelor’s degree product design students.
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Product Design Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 31 degrees to qualified bachelors’s product design students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for Bachelor’s Degree Product Design students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Product Design Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #24. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s product design degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,257 for Bachelor’s Degree Product Design students per year to attend MSU Denver.
Cedarville University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Product Design Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #25. Cedarville University is located in Cedarville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s product design degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Cedarville is $21,727 for bachelor’s degree product design students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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