A program in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to apply artistic principles and techniques to the professional planning, designing, equipping, and furnishing 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.
| A major in Interior Design is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
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Top 50
U.S.
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Interior Design among the 2007-2008
graduating class.
| | Louisville Technical Institute
Louisville, KY | 5
(100.0%) | |  | |
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| | Harrington College of Design
Chicago, IL | 209
(100.0%) |  | | |
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| | Design Institute of San Diego
San Diego, CA | 94
(100.0%) | | | |
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| | Interior Designers Institute
Newport Beach, CA | 71
(100.0%) | | - | |
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| | New York School of Interior Design
New York, NY | 32
(100.0%) | | | |
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| | The Art Institute of Tucson
Tucson, AZ | 1
(100.0%) | | | |
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| | The Art Center Design College-Tucson
Tucson, AZ | 19
(63.3%) | |  | |
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| | O'More College of Design
Franklin, TN | 29
(60.4%) | | | |
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| | The Art Center Design College-Albuquerque
Albuquerque, NM | 9
(40.9%) | | | |
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| | International Academy of Design and Technology
Seattle, WA | 23
(38.3%) | | | |
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.