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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Interior Design in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
119 Degrees Awarded
$8,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Interior Design Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Interior Design Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking.

Interior Design is the 158th most popular major in the country with 5,693 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 624 interior design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 119 interior design graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Interior Design Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in interior design. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great interior design programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the interior design program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Interior Design Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Interior Design Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Interior Design Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Interior Design in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Collin County Community College District. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Interior Design Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Located in McKinney, Texas, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s interior design students in 2019-2020.

Collin County Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Interior Design Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,293 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Interior Design students per year to attend Collin County Community College District.

Full Collin County Community College District Interior Design Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Interior Design Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. San Jacinto Community College is a large public school situated in Pasadena, Texas. It awarded 13 associates’s interior design degrees in 2019-2020.

San Jacinto College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Interior Design Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for San Jacinto Community College is $8,692 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Interior Design students.

Read more about Interior Design at San Jacinto Community College

#3

Scottsdale Community College

Scottsdale, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Scottsdale Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Interior Design Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this medium-sized public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s interior design students in 2019-2020.

Scottsdale Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Interior Design Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $10,397 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Interior Design students per year to attend Scottsdale Community College.

Read more about Interior Design at Scottsdale Community College

#4

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mesa Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Interior Design Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. Located in Mesa, Arizona, this fairly large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s interior design students in 2019-2020.

Mesa Community College also made our “Best Interior Design Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $9,669 for southwest region associate degree interior design students per year to attend Mesa Community College.

Full Mesa Community College Interior Design Report

#5

Phoenix College

Phoenix, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Interior Design Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Phoenix College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this medium-sized public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified associates’s interior design students in 2019-2020.

Phoenix College also made our “Best Interior Design Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Phoenix College is $8,744 for southwest region associate degree interior design students.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *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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