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 | Appalachian State University | 31 | 1% | $19,194 |
| 22 | California State University-Long Beach | 31 | 0% | $24,738 |
| 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 | Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design | 25 | 24% | $49,130 |
| 29 | Thomas Jefferson University | 25 | 1% | $59,762 |
| 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 | Ferris State University | 20 | 0% | $23,194 |
| 34 | University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 20 | 0% | $27,638 |
| 35 | The University of the Arts | 18 | 4% | $67,741 |
| 36 | Columbus College of Art and Design | 18 | 8% | $49,834 |
| 37 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 18 | 0% | $27,367 |
| 38 | School of Visual Arts | 17 | 1% | $66,768 |
| 39 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 17 | 0% | $22,822 |
| 40 | CUNY LaGuardia Community College | 16 | 1% | $6,734 |
| 41 | Drexel University | 16 | 0% | $70,223 |
| 42 | Cedarville University | 16 | 2% | $40,648 |
| 43 | Kean University | 16 | 0% | $30,475 |
| 44 | The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale | 15 | 6% | N/A |
| 45 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | 15 | 0% | $25,922 |
| 46 | University of Utah | 15 | 0% | $24,472 |
| 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 | The Art Institute of Portland | 12 | 8% | N/A |
| 51 | Western Washington University | 12 | 0% | $24,077 |
| 52 | GateWay Community College | 12 | 1% | $3,494 |
| 53 | Montclair State University | 11 | 0% | $31,704 |
| 54 | Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico | 11 | 22% | $6,662 |
| 55 | Metropolitan State University of Denver | 11 | 0% | $9,066 |
| 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 | Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus | 6 | 0% | $7,520 |
| 61 | The Art Institute of Pittsburgh | 6 | 4% | $19,032 |
| 62 | Jackson College | 5 | 1% | $19,472 |
| 63 | FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-San Francisco | 5 | 4% | $34,794 |
| 64 | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 5 | 0% | $27,898 |
| 65 | Wichita State University | 5 | 0% | $24,042 |
| 66 | The Art Institute of Seattle | 4 | 2% | $18,960 |
| 67 | Newschool of Architecture and Design | 3 | 2% | $30,528 |
| 68 | Carnegie Mellon University | 3 | 0% | $72,283 |
| 69 | Columbia College Chicago | 3 | 0% | $45,644 |
| 70 | NHTI-Concord's Community College | 2 | 0% | $21,792 |
| 71 | Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-Hollywood | 2 | 1% | $20,565 |
| 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.