2025 Best Industrial Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

a bachelor's degree in industrial design is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #187 out of 1232 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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Industrial Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 49 bachelor's degrees in industrial design to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on industrial design students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of industrial design students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized industrial design related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for industrial design students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Industrial Design Schools

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

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Industrial Design in North Carolina

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for industrial design students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top North Carolina Schools for a Bachelor's in Product Design

1

North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC

19 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat North Carolina State University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in industrial design. NC State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Raleigh.More information about a bachelor’s in industrial design from North Carolina State University

2

Appalachian State University
Boone, NC

30 Annual Graduates

Appalachian State University is a good option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in industrial design. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in industrial design from Appalachian State University

Best Industrial Design Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Industrial Design Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	453	143
Virginia	421	28
South Carolina	370	96
Alabama	320	39
Louisiana	306	18

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Rankings in Majors Related to Product Design

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
Graphic Design	201
Interior Design	196
Game & Interactive Media Design	37
Visual Communications	30
Commercial Photography	30
Fashion Design	3
Other Design & Applied Arts	2

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.