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2024 Best Interior Design Schools in New York

10 Colleges in New York
616 Interior Design Degrees Awarded
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 10 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of interior design. Combined, these schools handed out 616 degrees in interior design to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Interior Design School

Best Interior Design Schools in New York 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.

Pick Your Interior Design Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Interior Design
Bachelor's Degrees in Interior Design
Master's Degrees in Interior Design

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 Best Interior Design Schools in New York list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Interior Design in New York

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.

10 Top New York Schools in Interior Design

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The New School
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY
92 Interior Design Degrees Awarded

The New School is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in interior design. Located in the city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #208 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means New School University is a great school overall.

There were about 92 interior design students who graduated with this degree at New School University in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
115 Interior Design Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Fashion Institute of Technology if you wish to pursue a degree in interior design. FIT SUNY is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #85 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means FIT SUNY is a great school overall.

There were roughly 115 interior design students who graduated with this degree at FIT SUNY in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
121 Interior Design Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Pratt Institute - Main if you want to pursue a degree in interior design. Pratt Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Brooklyn.

There were about 121 interior design students who graduated with this degree at Pratt Institute in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in interior design from Pratt Institute - Main

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NY
23.3% Growth in Graduates

Rochester Institute of Technology is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in interior design. Located in the suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #285 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means RIT is a great school overall.

There were approximately 30 interior design students who graduated with this degree at RIT in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NY
15.0% Growth in Graduates

SVA is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

There were approximately 20 interior design students who graduated with this degree at SVA in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in interior design from School of Visual Arts

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Buffalo State
Buffalo, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In NY
83.3% Growth in Graduates

Buffalo State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Buffalo. This school ranks 109th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 12 interior design students who graduated with this degree at Buffalo State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Cazenovia College
Cazenovia, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In NY

Located in the fringe town of Cazenovia, Cazenovia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. This college ranks 117th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 8 interior design students who graduated with this degree at Cazenovia in the most recent year we have data available.

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Nassau Community College
Garden City, NY
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In NY
20.0% Growth in Graduates

Nassau Community College is a large public college located in the large suburb of Garden City. This college ranks 64th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 15 interior design students who graduated with this degree at Nassau Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In NY
37.5% Growth in Graduates

Suffolk County Community College is a very large public college located in the large suburb of Selden. A Best Colleges rank of #945 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Suffolk County Community College is a great college overall.

There were about 16 interior design students who graduated with this degree at Suffolk County Community College in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In NY

Located in the large suburb of Rochester, Monroe Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 106th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 11 interior design students who graduated with this degree at Monroe Community College in the most recent data year.

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Best Interior Design Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Interior Design Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 978 112
Maryland 618 14
New Jersey 614 73
District of Columbia 441 39

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Interior Design is one of 9 different types of Design & Applied Arts programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fashion Design 1,041
Illustration 627
Graphic Design 600
Visual Communications 485
Commercial & Advertising Art 468
Industrial Design 301
Commercial Photography 142
Other Design & Applied Arts 104
Game & Interactive Media Design 68

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