2026 Best Industrial Design Schools in Illinois
Industrial Design programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
College Factual analyzed 3 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best industrial design schools.
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Best Schools for Industrial Design in Illinois
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the industrial design degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Industrial Design
Our analysis ranked University Of Illinois At Chicago the best school in the country for a degree in industrial design. Located in the city of Chicago, University Of Illinois At Chicago is a very large public university. About 62% of students finish within six years. About 32 industrial design degrees were awarded at University Of Illinois At Chicago in the most recent year. Graduates of the industrial design program make about $34,377 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $25,750 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 3 schools evaluated.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
