2024 Best Interior Design Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

If you pursue a associate degree in interior design, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #83 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Interior Design Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 53 associate degrees in interior design during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to interior design students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other interior design students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized interior design related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for interior design students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Interior Design Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Interior Design in North Carolina

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in interior design.

Top North Carolina Schools for an Associate in Interior Design

1

Wake Technical Community College
Raleigh, NC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Wake Technical Community College is a good option for individuals interested in an associate degree in interior design. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public college located in the suburb of Raleigh.More information about a associate in interior design from Wake Technical Community College

2

Central Piedmont Community College
Charlotte, NC

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

Central Piedmont Community College is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing an associate degree in interior design. Located in the city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in interior design from Central Piedmont Community College

Best Interior Design Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Interior Design Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	272	0
Florida	232	102
Georgia	217	45
West Virginia	180	0
Tennessee	170	29
Virginia	158	55

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Rankings in Majors Related to Interior Design

One of 9 majors within the Design & Applied Arts area of study, Interior Design has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Interior Design

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Commercial & Advertising Art	202
Game & Interactive Media Design	126
Graphic Design	12

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.