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.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 144 | 5% | $57,443 |
| 2 | Clemson University | 99 | 2% | $31,270 |
| 3 | Rhode Island School of Design | 94 | 13% | $70,560 |
| 4 | College for Creative Studies | 81 | 28% | $59,610 |
| 5 | Pratt Institute-Main | 78 | 6% | $67,742 |
| 6 | The New School | 69 | 2% | $71,361 |
| 7 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 67 | 1% | $27,476 |
| 8 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 64 | 2% | $57,401 |
| 9 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 62 | 1% | $28,776 |
| 10 | Iowa State University | 56 | 1% | $21,186 |
| 11 | Arizona State University-Tempe | 53 | 0% | $28,048 |
| 12 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 48 | 0% | $30,102 |
| 13 | University of Illinois at Chicago | 45 | 1% | $30,866 |
| 14 | Auburn University | 44 | 1% | $31,590 |
| 15 | Wentworth Institute of Technology | 41 | 4% | $53,390 |
| 16 | Fashion Institute of Technology | 39 | 1% | $24,220 |
| 17 | California College of the Arts | 38 | 7% | $67,074 |
| 18 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 37 | 0% | $26,834 |
| 19 | San Jose State University | 37 | 0% | $29,193 |
| 20 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 33 | 2% | $19,973 |
| 21 | California State University-Long Beach | 31 | 0% | $24,738 |
| 22 | Appalachian State University | 31 | 1% | $19,194 |
| 23 | Otis College of Art and Design | 30 | 10% | $66,160 |
| 24 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 30 | 7% | $30,200 |
| 25 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | 29 | 0% | $23,977 |
| 26 | FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles | 28 | 2% | $34,794 |
| 27 | University of Houston | 26 | 0% | $23,225 |
| 28 | Thomas Jefferson University | 25 | 1% | $59,762 |
| 29 | Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design | 25 | 24% | $49,130 |
| 30 | University of Bridgeport | 24 | 1% | $55,583 |
| 31 | Cleveland Institute of Art | 24 | 21% | $58,880 |
| 32 | Syracuse University | 23 | 0% | $70,636 |
| 33 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 20 | 0% | $27,638 |
| 34 | Ferris State University | 20 | 0% | $23,194 |
| 35 | Columbus College of Art and Design | 18 | 8% | $49,834 |
| 36 | The University of the Arts | 18 | 4% | $67,741 |
| 37 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 18 | 0% | $27,367 |
| 38 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 17 | 0% | $22,822 |
| 39 | School of Visual Arts | 17 | 1% | $66,768 |
| 40 | Kean University | 16 | 0% | $30,475 |
| 41 | Cedarville University | 16 | 2% | $40,648 |
| 42 | Drexel University | 16 | 0% | $70,223 |
| 43 | CUNY LaGuardia Community College | 16 | 1% | $6,734 |
| 44 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 15 | 0% | $25,922 |
| 45 | University of Utah | 15 | 0% | $24,472 |
| 46 | The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale | 15 | 6% | N/A |
| 47 | San Francisco State University | 15 | 0% | $27,480 |
| 48 | Brigham Young University-Provo | 14 | 0% | $18,776 |
| 49 | Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-Orange County | 14 | 8% | N/A |
| 50 | Western Washington University | 12 | 0% | $24,077 |
| 51 | GateWay Community College | 12 | 1% | $3,494 |
| 52 | The Art Institute of Portland | 12 | 8% | N/A |
| 53 | Metropolitan State University of Denver | 11 | 0% | $9,066 |
| 54 | Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico | 11 | 22% | $6,662 |
| 55 | Montclair State University | 11 | 0% | $31,704 |
| 56 | Walla Walla University | 10 | 2% | $37,890 |
| 57 | Cranbrook Academy of Art | 9 | 13% | N/A |
| 58 | Pennsylvania College of Technology | 8 | 1% | $33,152 |
| 59 | Lawrence Technological University | 7 | 1% | $49,428 |
| 60 | The Art Institute of Pittsburgh | 6 | 4% | $19,032 |
| 61 | Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus | 6 | 0% | $7,520 |
| 62 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 5 | 0% | $27,898 |
| 63 | Jackson College | 5 | 1% | $19,472 |
| 64 | FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-San Francisco | 5 | 4% | $34,794 |
| 65 | Wichita State University | 5 | 0% | $24,042 |
| 66 | The Art Institute of Seattle | 4 | 2% | $18,960 |
| 67 | Carnegie Mellon University | 3 | 0% | $72,283 |
| 68 | Columbia College Chicago | 3 | 0% | $45,644 |
| 69 | Newschool of Architecture and Design | 3 | 2% | $30,528 |
| 70 | Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-Hollywood | 2 | 1% | $20,565 |
| 71 | NHTI-Concord's Community College | 2 | 0% | $21,792 |
| 72 | SUNY Buffalo State | 1 | 0% | $25,846 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Industrial and Product Design program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.