Interior Designers

Plan, design, and furnish interiors of residential, commercial, or industrial buildings. Formulate design which is practical, aesthetic, and conducive to intended purposes, such as raising productivity, selling merchandise, or improving life style. May specialize in a particular field, style, or phase of interior design.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Design and Applied Arts(masters)Carnegie Mellon University, PA

$120,888

Design and Applied Arts(certificate)Gnomon, CA

$80,221

Design and Applied Arts(masters)Maryland Institute College of Art, MD

$70,027

Design and Applied Arts(masters)Norwich University, VT

$68,135

Housing and Human Environments(masters)University of Georgia, GA

$67,913

Housing and Human Environments(bachelors)Brigham Young University, UT

$67,737

Design and Applied Arts(bachelors)Carnegie Mellon University, PA

$66,274

Design and Applied Arts(bachelors)University of Southern California, CA

$64,846

Housing and Human Environments(bachelors)CUNY New York City College of Technology, NY

$64,192

Design and Applied Arts(masters)University of Baltimore, MD

$63,652

Design and Applied Arts(bachelors)University of Washington-Seattle Campus, WA

$63,449

Interior Architecture(masters)Drexel University, PA

$60,152

Design and Applied Arts(bachelors)University of California-Los Angeles, CA

$57,615

Design and Applied Arts(certificate)Miami Ad School-Atlanta, GA

$56,833

Design and Applied Arts(certificate)Miami Ad School, FL

$56,833

Design and Applied Arts(masters)Marymount University, VA

$55,169

Design and Applied Arts(masters)George Washington University, DC

$54,222

Design and Applied Arts(masters)North Carolina State University at Raleigh, NC

$52,950

Design and Applied Arts(associates)Interior Designers Institute, CA

$52,768

Design and Applied Arts(bachelors)Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, GA

$52,694

Design and Applied Arts(bachelors)University of Cincinnati-Main Campus, OH

$52,526

Design and Applied Arts(bachelors)Utah State University, UT

$52,431

Apparel and Textiles(bachelors)Central Washington University, WA

$51,494

Apparel and Textiles(bachelors)Utah State University, UT

$51,221

Design and Applied Arts(bachelors)Interior Designers Institute, CA

$51,188