Interior Design

A program in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to apply artistic principles and techniques to the professional planning, designing, equipping, and furnishing of residential and commercial interior spaces. Includes instruction in computer applications, drafting, and graphic techniques; principles of interior lighting, acoustics, systems integration, and color coordination; furniture and furnishings; textiles and their finishing; the history of interior design and period styles; basic structural design; building codes and inspection regulations; and applications to office, hotel, factory, restaurant and housing design.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 240 institutions across the United States, with a total of 17619 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

1,145

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

1,385

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

2,824

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

249

degrees awarded

Other Awards

11,994

awards given

Top Schools for Interior Design

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

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Seminole State College of Florida Sanford, FL	662
2	Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA	645
3	New York School of Interior Design New York, NY	555
4	Fashion Institute of Technology New York, NY	396
5	Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn, NY	327
6	The New School New York, NY	288
7	Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids, IA	250
8	Chattahoochee Technical College Marietta, GA	241
9	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK	219
10	Century College White Bear Lake, MN	210
11	Johnson County Community College Overland Park, KS	208
12	Canada College Redwood City, CA	195
13	Iowa State University Ames, IA	186
14	Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville, GA	178
15	Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design Lakewood, CO	177
16	Collin County Community College District McKinney, TX	176
17	Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL	160
18	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	159
19	Mt San Antonio College Walnut, CA	158
20	Athens Technical College Athens, GA	156
21	Bellevue College Bellevue, WA	153
22	Tidewater Community College Norfolk, VA	152
23	Orange Coast College Costa Mesa, CA	151
24	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	150
25	Saddleback College Mission Viejo, CA	146
26	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	141
27	Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA	138
28	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	138
29	Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH	136
30	Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale, AZ	133
31	West Valley College Saratoga, CA	133
32	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	129
33	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	126
34	Randolph Community College Asheboro, NC	126
35	Front Range Community College Westminster, CO	125
36	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	123
37	Ensign College Salt Lake City, UT	121
38	George Washington University Washington, DC	120
39	Marymount University Arlington, VA	114
40	Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga, CA	111
41	Interior Designers Institute Newport Beach, CA	111
42	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	111
43	College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL	110
44	University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI	108
45	Arapahoe Community College Littleton, CO	108
46	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	105
47	Auburn University Auburn, AL	105
48	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA	105
49	Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI	105
50	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	105
51	University of North Texas Denton, TX	102
52	Ball State University Muncie, IN	102
53	Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, UT	101
54	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA	99
55	Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC	99
56	San Diego Mesa College San Diego, CA	99
57	High Point University High Point, NC	96
58	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	96
59	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	93
60	Kean University Union, NJ	93
61	Illinois State University Normal, IL	93
62	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN	91
63	Fullerton College Fullerton, CA	87
64	Appalachian State University Boone, NC	87
65	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	87
66	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	87
67	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	84
68	FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising Los Angeles, CA	84
69	Berkeley College-Woodland Park Woodland Park, NJ	84
70	San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX	84
71	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana, PA	84
72	Cape Fear Community College Wilmington, NC	81
73	Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, FL	78
74	Houston Community College Houston, TX	76
75	Phoenix College Phoenix, AZ	75
76	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	75
77	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	75
78	Meredith College Raleigh, NC	75
79	Weber State University Ogden, UT	75
80	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	72
81	American River College Sacramento, CA	72
82	Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis, IN	72
83	College of the Canyons Santa Clarita, CA	72
84	Washington State University Pullman, WA	72
85	Lanier Technical College Gainesville, GA	71
86	Portland Community College Portland, OR	71
87	San Jose State University San Jose, CA	69
88	Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC	69
89	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI	69
90	Palomar College San Marcos, CA	66
91	Wade College Dallas, TX	66
92	Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA	66
93	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	66
94	Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA	66
95	Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL	66
96	Massachusetts Bay Community College Wellesley Hills, MA	64
97	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	63
98	El Paso Community College El Paso, TX	63
99	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	63
100	Samford University Birmingham, AL	63