by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Interior Design is the 150th most popular major in the country with 5,840 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,486 interior design graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major” ranking looked at 134 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in interior design. That schools that top this list have a program in interior design in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Interior Designers Institute. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major list. Interior Designers Institute is a small private for-profit school situated in Newport Beach, California. It awarded 38 associates’s interior design degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wade College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 12 associates’s interior design degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 134 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major that were part of this year’s ranking, New York School of Interior Design landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 23 degrees to qualified associates’s interior design students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 134 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major that were part of this year’s ranking, The North Coast College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Lakewood, Ohio, this small private for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s interior design students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Stevens - The Institute of Business & Arts landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major ranking. This small school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 2 associates’s interior design degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Davis College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major ranking. Davis College is a small school located in Toledo, Ohio that handed out 1 associates’s interior design degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major ranking. FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 associates’s interior design degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #9, Arapahoe Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major list. Littleton, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s interior design degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
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LDS Business College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major ranking. This small school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 25 associates’s interior design degrees in 2020-2021.
EDP University - San Juan came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major ranking. EDP University - San Juan is located in San Juan, and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s interior design degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, Scottsdale Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major list. Scottsdale Community College is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 31 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
EDP University - San Sebastian did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major ranking, coming in at #13. EDP - San Sebastian is located in San Sebastian, and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s interior design degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Harcum College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major list. Harcum College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. It awarded 7 associates’s interior 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.
With a ranking of #15, Norwalk Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major list. This small school is located in Norwalk, Connecticut, and it awarded 12 associates’s interior design degrees in 2020-2021.
Villa Maria College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major ranking. Villa is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 2 associates’s interior design degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Fashion Institute of Technology landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major ranking. Located in New York, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 69 degrees to qualified associates’s interior design students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, Alexandria Technical & Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major list. Alexandria Technical & Community College is located in Alexandria, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s interior design degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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The New School did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major ranking, coming in at #19. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 42 degrees to qualified associates’s interior design students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
West Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Saratoga, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified associates’s interior design students in 2020-2021.
Fox Valley Technical College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major ranking. Located in Appleton, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school awarded 47 degrees to qualified associates’s interior design students in 2020-2021.
Metropolitan Community College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major ranking. Metropolitan Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 25 associates’s interior design degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Pellissippi State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 29 degrees to qualified associates’s interior design students in 2020-2021.
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Dakota County Technical College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major ranking. Rosemount, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s interior design degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #25, Berkeley College - Woodland Park did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major list. Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a small private for-profit school situated in Woodland Park, New Jersey. It awarded 13 associates’s interior design degrees in 2020-2021.
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