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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 9 North Carolina Colleges with the highest percentage of Interior Design among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
The Art Institute of Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
 25
(30.9%)
 $20,698 
Meredith College
Raleigh, NC
 32
(9.2%)
Moderately Selective$23,550 
Salem College
Winston Salem, NC
 6
(3.8%)
 $20,415 
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High Point University
High Point, NC
 16
(3.3%)
Less Selective- 
Queens University of Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
 4
(1.6%)
Moderately Selective$22,068 
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC
 32
(1.3%)
Less Selective$15,629 
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC
 33
(1.3%)
Moderately Selective$12,322 
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Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC
 19
(1.2%)
Moderately Selective$13,779 
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
 23
(0.7%)
Less Selective$13,325 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.