Industrial and Product Design

A program in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to use artistic techniques to effectively communicate ideas and information to business and consumer audiences via the creation of effective forms, shapes, and packaging for manufactured products. Includes instruction in designing in a wide variety of plastic and digital media, prototype construction, design development and refinement, principles of cost saving, and product structure and performance criteria relevant to aesthetic design parameters.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 69 institutions across the United States, with a total of 4079 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

1,178

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

108

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

2,728

awards given

Top Schools for Industrial and Product Design

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	The New School New York, NY	312
2	Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn, NY	303
3	Clemson University Clemson, SC	243
4	Iowa State University Ames, IA	204
5	Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	198
6	Auburn University Auburn, AL	120
7	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	117
8	Jackson College Jackson, MI	115
9	FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Los Angeles, CA	114
10	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	111
11	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	111
12	Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA	102
13	University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI	93
14	Fashion Institute of Technology New York, NY	93
15	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	90
16	Appalachian State University Boone, NC	90
17	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	87
18	University of Houston Houston, TX	87
19	California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA	87
20	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	81
21	Cedarville University Cedarville, OH	75
22	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	66
23	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	66
24	San Jose State University San Jose, CA	66
25	Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO	63
26	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	57
27	Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston, MA	54
28	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	45
29	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	45
30	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA	45
31	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	45
32	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	42
33	Kean University Union, NJ	39
34	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI	39
35	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	36
36	University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA	36
37	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA	33
38	Otis College of Art and Design Los Angeles, CA	33
39	Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Milwaukee, WI	30
40	Walla Walla University College Place, WA	30
41	Columbus College of Art & Design Columbus, OH	30
42	Cleveland Institute of Art Cleveland, OH	27
43	Maryland Institute College of Art Baltimore, MD	24
44	CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City, NY	21
45	Lawrence Technological University Southfield, MI	21
46	Cranbrook Academy of Art Bloomfield Hills, MI	21
47	Pennsylvania College of Technology Williamsport, PA	21
48	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	18
49	Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI	18
50	GateWay Community College Phoenix, AZ	17
51	Wichita State University Wichita, KS	15
52	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ	15
53	University of Advancing Technology Tempe, AZ	15
54	New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	15
55	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	12
56	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	12
57	Paier College Bridgeport, CT	12
58	Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus Gurabo, PR	9
59	Newschool of Architecture and Design San Diego, CA	9
60	Minneapolis College of Art and Design Minneapolis, MN	6
61	Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh, PA	6
62	Johnson & Wales University-Providence Providence, RI	6
63	Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico San Juan, PR	6
64	Wayne County Community College District Detroit, MI	4
65	University of Wisconsin-Parkside Kenosha, WI	4
66	University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT	3
67	DePaul University Chicago, IL	3
68	University of the Arts Philadelphia, PA	3
69	Merrimack College North Andover, MA	3