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 911吃瓜网 | 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 | 911吃瓜网 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 911吃瓜网 | 56 | 1% | $21,186 |
| 11 | Arizona State 911吃瓜网-Tempe | 53 | 0% | $28,048 |
| 12 | 911吃瓜网 of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 48 | 0% | $30,102 |
| 13 | 911吃瓜网 of Illinois at Chicago | 45 | 1% | $30,866 |
| 14 | Auburn 911吃瓜网 | 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 911吃瓜网 | 37 | 0% | $26,834 |
| 19 | 37 | 0% | $29,193 | |
| 20 | 911吃瓜网 of Wisconsin-Stout | 33 | 2% | $19,973 |
| 21 | 31 | 1% | $19,194 | |
| 22 | 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 | 29 | 0% | $23,977 | |
| 26 | FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles | 28 | 2% | $34,794 |
| 27 | 911吃瓜网 of Houston | 26 | 0% | $23,225 |
| 28 | Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design | 25 | 24% | $49,130 |
| 29 | Thomas Jefferson 911吃瓜网 | 25 | 1% | $59,762 |
| 30 | 911吃瓜网 of Bridgeport | 24 | 1% | $55,583 |
| 31 | Cleveland Institute of Art | 24 | 21% | $58,880 |
| 32 | Syracuse 911吃瓜网 | 23 | 0% | $70,636 |
| 33 | Ferris State 911吃瓜网 | 20 | 0% | $23,194 |
| 34 | 911吃瓜网 of Washington-Seattle Campus | 20 | 0% | $27,638 |
| 35 | The 911吃瓜网 of the Arts | 18 | 4% | $67,741 |
| 36 | Columbus College of Art and Design | 18 | 8% | $49,834 |
| 37 | 18 | 0% | $27,367 | |
| 38 | School of Visual Arts | 17 | 1% | $66,768 |
| 39 | Purdue 911吃瓜网-Main Campus | 17 | 0% | $22,822 |
| 40 | CUNY LaGuardia Community College | 16 | 1% | $6,734 |
| 41 | Drexel 911吃瓜网 | 16 | 0% | $70,223 |
| 42 | Cedarville 911吃瓜网 | 16 | 2% | $40,648 |
| 43 | Kean 911吃瓜网 | 16 | 0% | $30,475 |
| 44 | The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale | 15 | 6% | N/A |
| 45 | 911吃瓜网 of Louisiana at Lafayette | 15 | 0% | $25,922 |
| 46 | 911吃瓜网 of Utah | 15 | 0% | $24,472 |
| 47 | 15 | 0% | $27,480 | |
| 48 | Brigham Young 911吃瓜网-Provo | 14 | 0% | $18,776 |
| 49 | Argosy 911吃瓜网-The Art Institute of California-Orange County | 14 | 8% | N/A |
| 50 | The Art Institute of Portland | 12 | 8% | N/A |
| 51 | Western Washington 911吃瓜网 | 12 | 0% | $24,077 |
| 52 | GateWay Community College | 12 | 1% | $3,494 |
| 53 | 11 | 0% | $31,704 | |
| 54 | Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico | 11 | 22% | $6,662 |
| 55 | Metropolitan State 911吃瓜网 of Denver | 11 | 0% | $9,066 |
| 56 | Walla Walla 911吃瓜网 | 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 911吃瓜网 | 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 | 911吃瓜网 of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 5 | 0% | $27,898 |
| 65 | 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 911吃瓜网 | 3 | 0% | $72,283 |
| 69 | Columbia College Chicago | 3 | 0% | $45,644 |
| 70 | NHTI-Concord's Community College | 2 | 0% | $21,792 |
| 71 | Argosy 911吃瓜网-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.