by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Product Design Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Industrial Design is the 304th most popular major in the country with 1,792 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 30 industrial design graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Product Design Major” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in industrial design. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in industrial design.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Product Design Major”.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Product Design Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Jackson College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Jackson, Michigan, and it awarded 4 associates’s product design degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend NHTI-Concord’s Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Product Design Major list. This small school is located in Concord, New Hampshire, and it awarded 4 associates’s product design degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Industrial Design at NHTI-Concord’s Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LaGuardia Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Product Design Major list. LaGuardia is a fairly large school located in Long Island City, New York that handed out 14 associates’s product design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Industrial Design at LaGuardia Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walla Walla University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Product Design Major list. Walla Walla University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in College Place, Washington. It awarded 2 associates’s product design degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend GateWay Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Product Design Major. This small school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 2 associates’s product design degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Community College of Allegheny County did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Product Design Major list. CCAC is a fairly large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 3 associates’s product design degrees in 2020-2021.
Wayne County Community College District ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Product Design Major list. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s product design degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Bunker Hill Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Product Design Major ranking. BHCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 0 associates’s product design degrees in 2020-2021.
Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Product Design Major ranking. Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico is located in Hato Rey, and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s product design degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Industrial Design at Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico
With a ranking of #8, University of Advancing Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Product Design Major list. This small school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 0 associates’s product design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Industrial Design at University of Advancing Technology
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