2024 Best Industrial Design Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

a master's degree in industrial design is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #414 out of 1172 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

There was only one school in the Great Lakes Region to review for the 2024 Best Industrial Design Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Master's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Industrial Design Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Industrial Design in the Great Lakes Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in industrial design.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Product Design

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University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

University of Illinois at Chicago is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in industrial design. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in industrial design from University of Illinois at Chicago

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Cranbrook Academy of Art
Bloomfield Hills, MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in industrial design has to look into Cranbrook Academy of Art. Carnbrook Academy is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bloomfield Hills.More information about a master’s in industrial design from Cranbrook Academy of Art

Best Industrial Design Colleges by State

Explore the best industrial design schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	553	3
Ohio	494	0
Michigan	476	8

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Industrial Design Related Rankings by Major

One of 9 majors within the Design & Applied Arts area of study, Industrial Design has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Product Design

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Visual Communications	69
Other Design & Applied Arts	54
Graphic Design	22
Commercial Photography	21
Fashion Design	15
Commercial & Advertising Art	9
Interior Design	7
Game & Interactive Media Design	7

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.