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 16
California
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Interior Design among the 2007-2008
graduating class.
| | Interior Designers Institute
Newport Beach, CA | 71
(100.0%) | | - | |
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| | Design Institute of San Diego
San Diego, CA | 94
(100.0%) | |  | |
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| | Westwood College-Inland Empire
Upland, CA | 33
(18.1%) | |  | |
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| | The Art Institute of California-San Diego
San Diego, CA | 57
(16.2%) |  | | |
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| | The Art Institute of California-Orange County
Santa Ana, CA | 36
(14.8%) | | | |
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| | Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA | 74
(11.2%) |  | | |
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| | American Intercontinental University
Los Angeles, CA | 22
(10.8%) | | - | |
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| | Westwood College-Anaheim
Anaheim, CA | 18
(10.3%) | | | |
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| | The Art Institute of California-Los Angeles
Santa Monica, CA | 27
(8.7%) | | | |
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| | The Art Institute of California-San Francisco
San Francisco, CA | 21
(7.3%) | | | |
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.