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Major Overview for Interior Design

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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.

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Colleges Offering a Major in Interior Design

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

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded*/
Percentage
SelectivityCost*
Harrington College of Design
Chicago, IL
198
(100.0%)
Open Admissions$19,875
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
83
(1.2%)
Moderately Selective$12,355
Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA
78
(11.8%)
Open Admissions$28,566
Art Institute Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
77
(14.3%)
Highly Selective$29,761
International Academy of Design and Technology
Tampa, FL
71
(28.7%)
Open Admissions$20,580
Design Institute of San Diego
San Diego, CA
69
(100.0%)
$15,714
International Academy of Design and Technology
Chicago, IL
67
(19.8%)
Open Admissions$19,050
Illinois Institute of Art - Chicago
Chicago, IL
56
(14.7%)
Moderately Selective$21,291
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
56
(1.1%)
Moderately Selective$16,342
American Intercontinental University
Los Angeles, CA
55
(25.9%)
$22,400
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* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.