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Major Overview for Industrial Design

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Overview for Industrial Design

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.

Careers for Industrial Design Majors

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

Colleges Offering a Major in Industrial Design

Top 50 U.S. Colleges with the most degrees awarded of Industrial Design among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded*/
Percentage
SelectivityCost*
Clemson University
Clemson, SC
73
(2.5%)
Moderately Selective$17,464
Art Center College of Design
Pasadena, CA
71
(19.3%)
Minimally Selective$34,312
College For Creative Studies
Detroit, MI
70
(27.0%)
Highly Selective$35,150
Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, GA
69
(5.7%)
Moderately Selective$36,710
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH
63
(2.0%)
Minimally Selective$19,423
Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI
54
(12.1%)
Highly Selective$45,453
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
Atlanta, GA
47
(1.8%)
Moderately Selective$15,133
Art Institute Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
47
(8.8%)
Highly Selective$29,761
Pratt Institute-Main
Brooklyn, NY
46
(9.3%)
Highly Selective$43,138
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY
37
(1.6%)
Moderately Selective$36,435
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* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.