2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Industrial Design in the Southeast Region

If you plan on getting your master's degree in industrial design, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #371 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the most popular for industrial design students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 104 master's degrees in industrial design during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Industrial Design School for Your Master's Degree

The product design master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Industrial Design in the Southeast Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of industrial design students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Industrial Design Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for industrial design.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Industrial Design in the Southeast Region

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for industrial design students seeking a a master's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Product Design Students Working on Their Master's

1

Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, GA

45 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In GA

#2 Best Quality In GA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Savannah College of Art and Design if you wish to pursue a master's degree in industrial design. SCAD is a fairly large private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Savannah. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in industrial design in Georgia.

There were approximately 45 industrial design students who graduated with this degree at SCAD in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
Atlanta, GA

22 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In GA

#1 Best Quality In GA

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in industrial design has to take a look at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in industrial design in Georgia.

There were approximately 22 industrial design individuals who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in industrial design from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

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Auburn University
Auburn, AL

15 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In AL

#1 Best Quality In AL

Auburn University is a popular decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in industrial design. Auburn is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Auburn. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in industrial design in Alabama.

There were roughly 15 industrial design individuals who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in industrial design from Auburn University

4

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

12 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NC

#1 Best Quality In NC

North Carolina State University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in industrial design. NC State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Raleigh. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in industrial design in North Carolina.

There were roughly 12 industrial design individuals who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in industrial design from North Carolina State University

5

Clemson University
Clemson, SC

10 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In SC

#1 Best Quality In SC

Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in industrial design in South Carolina.

There were roughly 10 industrial design students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in industrial design from Clemson University

Best Industrial Design Colleges by State

Explore the most popular industrial design schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	361	62
North Carolina	323	14
South Carolina	251	3
Alabama	248	13

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Rankings in Majors Related to Product Design

Industrial Design is one of 9 different types of Design & Applied Arts programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Product Design

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Visual Communications	168
Interior Design	79
Illustration	74
Game & Interactive Media Design	34
Fashion Design	22
Graphic Design	12
Other Design & Applied Arts	5

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.