If you pursue a degree in interior design, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #150 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 152 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of interior design. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 5,840 degrees in interior design during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The interior design program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Interior Design rankings. For our Best Overall Interior Design School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Interior Design Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Interior Design in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of interior design degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
It's hard to beat The University of Texas at Austin if you wish to pursue a degree in interior design. UT Austin is a very large public university located in the city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were about 14 interior design students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat Iowa State University if you want to pursue a degree in interior design. Iowa State is a very large public university located in the city of Ames. A Best Colleges rank of #75 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 61 interior design students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in interior design has to check out University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 44 interior design students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles if you want to pursue a degree in interior design. Located in the city of Los Angeles, FIDM Los Angeles is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
There were approximately 33 interior design students who graduated with this degree at FIDM Los Angeles in the most recent data year.
UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were roughly 16 interior design students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. This school ranks 15th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 92 interior design students who graduated with this degree at New School University in the most recent year we have data available.
FIT SUNY is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York. This school ranks 7th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 115 interior design students who graduated with this degree at FIT SUNY in the most recent year we have data available.
Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 20 interior design students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available.
TCU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Fort Worth. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 14 interior design students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent data year.
Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were roughly 34 interior design students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year.
UF is a very large public university located in the city of Gainesville. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were approximately 28 interior design students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available.
UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were approximately 36 interior design students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.
Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. This university ranks 10th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 35 interior design students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent data year.
Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were roughly 28 interior design students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.
There were about 20 interior design students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 27 interior design students who graduated with this degree at San Jose State in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were approximately 37 interior design students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 17 interior design students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 28th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 36 interior design students who graduated with this degree at CSULB in the most recent data year.
Located in the distant town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 11th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were roughly 27 interior design students who graduated with this degree at UW - Stout in the most recent data year.
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).