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.
| A major in Industrial Design is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
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Top 7
California
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Industrial Design among the 2007-2008
graduating class.
| | Art Center College of Design
Pasadena, CA | 74
(13.9%) |  |  | |
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| | The Art Institute of California-Orange County
Santa Ana, CA | 21
(8.6%) |  |  | |
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| | Otis College of Art and Design
Los Angeles, CA | 15
(7.6%) | | | |
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| | California College of the Arts
Oakland, CA | 12
(5.2%) |  | | |
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| | Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA | 34
(5.1%) | | | |
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| | California State University-Long Beach
Long Beach, CA | 21
(0.3%) | |  | |
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| | San Jose State University
San Jose, CA | 11
(0.2%) | | | |
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.