2025 Best Human-Centered Technology Design Schools

If you're seeking a degree in human-centered technology design, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #995 one in the country in terms of popularity.As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 9 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Human-Centered Technology Design Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 140 degrees in human-centered technology design to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Human-Centered Technology Design Schools List

Choosing a Great Human-Centered Technology Design School

Your choice of human-centered technology design school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Human-Centered Technology Design School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Human-Centered Technology Design Degree Level

The human-centered technology design school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Human-Centered Technology Design Schools. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Human-Centered Technology Design in the United States

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the human-centered technology design degree levels they offer.

Top Schools in Human-Centered Technology Design

1

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Atlanta, GA

It's difficult to beat Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in human-centered technology design. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great school overall.More information about a degree in human-centered technology design from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

2

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Carnegie Mellon University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in human-centered technology design. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.More information about a degree in human-centered technology design from Carnegie Mellon University

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Southern New Hampshire University

Bachelors Degree Type

BA in Graphic Design & Media Arts - User Experience Design Program Name

Learn the cutting-edge skills to design engaging user experiences with this specialized online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.

More information about a degree in BA in Graphic Design & Media Arts - User Experience Design from Southern New Hampshire University

Related Programs

• MS in Information Technology - Web Design
• MS in Information Technology - Software Application Development
• BS in Computer Science - Software Engineering
• BA in Information Technologies
• BS in Information Technologies
• MS in Information Technology
• AS in Information Technologies

3

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH

Any student who is interested in human-centered technology design needs to take a look at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.More information about a degree in human-centered technology design from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

4

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great choice for students interested in a degree in human-centered technology design. UIUC is a very large public university located in the small city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.More information about a degree in human-centered technology design from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

5

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.More information about a degree in human-centered technology design from North Carolina State University

6

Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #115 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Drexel is a great university overall.More information about a degree in human-centered technology design from Drexel University

7

Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Human-Centered Technology Design Degrees Awarded

KSU Georgia is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Kennesaw. This university ranks 20th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.More information about a degree in human-centered technology design from Kennesaw State University

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Southern New Hampshire University

Masters Degree Type

MS in Information Technology - Web Design Program Name

Build on your IT degree and become an asset to your company by learning to create and maintain interactive and e-commerce websites with this specialized online master's from Southern New Hampshire University.

More information about a degree in MS in Information Technology - Web Design from Southern New Hampshire University

Related Programs

• MS in Information Technology - Software Application Development
• BS in Computer Science - Software Engineering
• BA in Information Technologies
• BS in Information Technologies
• MS in Information Technology
• AS in Information Technologies

8

Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

59 Human-Centered Technology Design Degrees Awarded

11.9% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.More information about a degree in human-centered technology design from Kent State University at Kent

9

Franklin University
Columbus, OH

Located in the large city of Columbus, Franklin University is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a degree in human-centered technology design from Franklin University

Human-Centered Technology Design by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Rankings in Majors Related to Human-Centered Technology Design

Human-Centered Technology Design is one of 5 different types of Computer Information Systems programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Computer & Information Sciences	52,381
Information Technology	33,179
Informatics	2,696
Other Computer & Information Sciences	2,005
Artificial Intelligence	712

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.