2024 Best Industrial Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in industrial design, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #187 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Industrial Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 30 bachelor's degrees in industrial design to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on industrial design students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of industrial design students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized industrial design related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for industrial design students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Industrial Design in New Jersey

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in industrial design.

Top New Jersey Schools for a Bachelor's in Product Design

1

Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ

10 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in industrial design needs to take a look at Montclair State University. Montclair State is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Montclair.More information about a bachelor’s in industrial design from Montclair State University

2

New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ

11 Annual Graduates

New Jersey Institute of Technology is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in industrial design. Located in the city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in industrial design from New Jersey Institute of Technology

2

Kean University
Union, NJ

9 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Kean University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in industrial design. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in industrial design from Kean University

Best Industrial Design Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Industrial Design Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	707	216
Pennsylvania	698	48
Maryland	370	7

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Rankings in Majors Related to Product Design

One of 9 majors within the Design & Applied Arts area of study, Industrial Design has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Visual Communications	117
Fashion Design	88
Graphic Design	82
Interior Design	41

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.