2023 Best Industrial Design Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly for Product Design for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,792 people earned their degree in industrial design, making the major the 304th most popular in the United States.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Product Design for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in industrial design. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality industrial design programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the industrial design program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Most Veteran Friendly for Product Design for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree vets studying product design.
Top 14 Best Industrial Design Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rochester Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Product Design for a Master’s list. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s product design degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying product design list, RIT has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Industrial Design Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, RIT supports 16,158 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,424. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, 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 [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Product Design for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #2 spot on the list. Auburn is a public institution located in Auburn, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying product design list, Auburn has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Industrial Design Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 30,737 students enrolled at Auburn, 1,499 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 746 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,423. To help with additional expenses, 68 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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 low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Product Design for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 10 masters’s product design degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying product design list, NC State has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Industrial Design Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 36,042 students enrolled at North Carolina State University, 1,102 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 493 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,886. In addition to receiving other benefits, 27 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, 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 94%.
Full NC State Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The New School. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Product Design for a Master’s. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 20 degrees to qualified masters’s product design students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying product design list, New School University has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Industrial Design Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 9,047 students enrolled at New School University, 117 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 69 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,786. To help with additional expenses, 51 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. New School University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
[Read full report on veteran student life at The New School]](/colleges/the-new-school/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 14 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Product Design for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 3 masters’s product design degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying product design list, UIC has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Industrial Design Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, UIC supports 33,518 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,878. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UIC does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Houston ranked #6 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Product Design for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 2 masters’s product design degrees in 2020-2021.
UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Industrial Design Master’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 47,090 students enrolled at UH, 1,382 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 730 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,264. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Houston]](/colleges/university-of-houston/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #7, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Product Design for a Master’s list. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s product design degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying product design list, Georgia Tech has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Industrial Design Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Georgia Tech supports 39,771 students, and 430 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 240 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,376. During this same period, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Full Georgia Tech Veteran Student Life Report
Clemson University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Product Design for a Master’s ranking. Clemson is located in Clemson, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s product design degrees to qualified students.
Clemson also made our “Best Industrial Design Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10.Of the 26,406 students enrolled at Clemson University, 922 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 429 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,920. In addition to receiving other benefits, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Clemson University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Wichita State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Product Design for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. Wichita State University is a public institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
WSU also made our “Best Industrial Design Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #15.Our most recent data shows that 577 of the 14,999 students enrolled at WSU were GI Bill® students, of which 385 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,488. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at WSU]](/colleges/wichita-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
College for Creative Studies landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Product Design for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 2 masters’s product design degrees in 2020-2021.
CCS also took the #8 spot in our “Best Industrial Design Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, CCS supports 1,512 students, and 32 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 15 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,696. In addition to receiving other benefits, 9 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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With a ranking of #11, Pratt Institute - Main did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Product Design for a Master’s list. Pratt Institute is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 34 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pratt Institute, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Industrial Design Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 4,353 students enrolled at Pratt Institute - Main, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Savannah College of Art and Design ranked #12 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Product Design for a Master’s list. Savannah College of Art and Design is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Savannah, Georgia. It awarded 47 masters’s product design degrees in 2020-2021.
SCAD also made our “Best Industrial Design Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2.Our most recent data shows that 193 of the 14,265 students enrolled at Savannah College of Art and Design were GI Bill® students, of which 135 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $20,695. During this same period, 91 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Savannah College of Art and Design Veteran Student Life Report
Cranbrook Academy of Art landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Product Design for a Master’s ranking. Cranbrook Academy of Art is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying product design list, Carnbrook Academy has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Industrial Design Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 126 students enrolled at Carnbrook Academy, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Cranbrook Academy of Art]](/colleges/cranbrook-academy-of-art/student-life/veterans/)
The University of the Arts did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Product Design for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. UArts is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UArts, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Industrial Design Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 42 of the 1,530 students enrolled at UArts were GI Bill® students, of which 22 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,832. During this same period, 10 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UArts]](/colleges/the-university-of-the-arts/student-life/veterans/)
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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.
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