by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 5,840 people earned their degree in interior design, making the major the 150th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,681 interior design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 883 interior design graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 43 colleges that offered a degree 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree interior design students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend AI Miami International University of Art and Design. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southeast Region. AI Miami International University of Art and Design is located in Miami, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s interior design degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 43 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Virginia Beach landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s interior design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Interior Design at The Art Institute of Virginia Beach
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Savannah College of Art and Design. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southeast Region list. SCAD is located in Savannah, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 153 bachelors’s interior design degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 43 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Converse College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s interior design students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 43 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s interior design students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Meredith College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s interior design degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Marymount University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Arlington, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s interior design degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
High Point University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in High Point, North Carolina, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s interior design students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Ringling College of Art and Design ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Sarasota, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s interior design students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Ringling College of Art and Design Interior Design Report
With a ranking of #10, Queens University of Charlotte did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s interior design degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.
Read full report on Interior Design at Queens University of Charlotte
Harding University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Harding is a private not-for-profit institution located in Searcy, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Brenau University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Gainesville, Georgia, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s interior design degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Central Arkansas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s interior design degrees to 24 students 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%.
With a ranking of #14, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southeast Region list. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s interior design degrees to 42 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Samford University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southeast Region list. Samford University is a medium-sized school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 14 bachelors’s interior design degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Appalachian State University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Appalachian State University is a large school located in Boone, North Carolina that handed out 40 bachelors’s interior design degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, 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 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Western Carolina University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s interior design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Interior Design at Western Carolina University
With a ranking of #18, East Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southeast Region list. ETSU is a fairly large school located in Johnson City, Tennessee that handed out 19 bachelors’s interior design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Interior Design at East Tennessee State University
Seminole State College of Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Seminole State is a fairly large school located in Sanford, Florida that handed out 35 bachelors’s interior design degrees in 2020-2021.
Auburn University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Auburn is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
The University of Alabama came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southeast Region ranking. The University of Alabama is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 bachelors’s interior design degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Sullivan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s interior design degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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.
Mississippi College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Clinton, Mississippi, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s interior design students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Georgia Southern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s interior design degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Interior Design at Georgia Southern University
Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southeast Region ranking. VCU is a large public school situated in Richmond, Virginia. It awarded 31 bachelors’s interior design degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Full Virginia Commonwealth University Interior Design Report
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