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Overview for 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 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.

Careers for Interior Design Majors

A major in Interior Design is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Interior Design

Top 10 New York Colleges with the highest percentage of Interior Design among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
New York School of Interior Design
New York, NY
 32
(100.0%)
Open Admissions$15,890 
Cazenovia College
Cazenovia, NY
 26
(14.8%)
Moderately Selective$22,894 
Sage College of Albany
Albany, NY
 16
(7.0%)
 $19,290 
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Pratt Institute-Main
Brooklyn, NY
 45
(6.6%)
Highly Selective$32,990 
Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, NY
 55
(4.6%)
Highly Selective$10,682 
New York Institute of Technology-Old Westbury
Old Westbury, NY
 22
(3.4%)
Less Selective$22,780 
School of Visual Arts
New York, NY
 17
(2.5%)
Less Selective$25,500 
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The New School
New York, NY
 17
(1.5%)
Moderately Selective$32,350 
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY
 14
(0.6%)
Moderately Selective$28,035 
New York Institute of Technology-Manhattan Campus
New York, NY
 1
(0.3%)
Moderately Selective$22,780 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.