2023 Best Value Product Design Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k
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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Product Design Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Industrial Design is the 304th most popular major in the country with 1,792 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southeast region, there were 456 industrial design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Product Design Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in industrial design. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great industrial design programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the industrial design program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Product Design Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region product design students whose families make $75-$110k.
Top 8 Best Value Colleges for Industrial Design (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Product Design Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school awarded 73 diplomas to qualified ’s product design students in 2020-2021.
Georgia Tech also made our “Best Industrial Design Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $17,557 for southeast region product design students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Georgia Tech.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Read full report on Industrial Design at Georgia Tech
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Product Design Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Boone, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 39 diplomas to qualified ’s product design students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Appalachian State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Industrial Design Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Appalachian State is $18,770 for Southeast Region Product Design students whose families make $75-$110k.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Industrial Design at Appalachian State
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Product Design Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. North Carolina State University is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 25 ’s product design degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Industrial Design Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for North Carolina State University is $19,833 for Southeast Region Product Design students whose families make $75-$110k.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Industrial Design at NC State
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Product Design Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 28 ’s product design degrees in 2020-2021.
Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Industrial Design Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $23,999 for southeast region product design students whose families make $75-$110k.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Industrial Design at Virginia Tech
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Product Design Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #5 spot on the list. Clemson University is located in Clemson, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 99 ’s product design degrees to qualified students.
Clemson also took the #5 spot in our “Best Industrial Design Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Clemson University is $23,993 for Southeast Region Product Design students whose families make $75-$110k.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Industrial Design at Clemson
Auburn University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Value Product Design Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Auburn University is a large public school situated in Auburn, Alabama. It awarded 45 ’s product design degrees in 2020-2021.
Auburn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Industrial Design Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Auburn is $25,389 for southeast region product design students whose families make $75-$110k.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Industrial Design at Auburn University
University of Louisiana at Lafayette ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Product Design Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 ’s product design degrees to qualified students.
UL Lafayette also took the #8 spot in our “Best Industrial Design Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,017 for southeast region product design students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Full University of Louisiana at Lafayette Industrial Design Report
Savannah College of Art and Design came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Product Design Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Savannah, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 129 diplomas to qualified ’s product design students in 2020-2021.
SCAD also took the #4 spot in our “Best Industrial Design Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SCAD is $45,228 for southeast region product design students whose families make $75-$110k.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Industrial Design at Savannah College of Art and Design
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
