2025 Best Industrial Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Industrial Design is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #187 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of industrial design. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 64 bachelor's degrees in industrial design during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to industrial design students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other industrial design students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized industrial design related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Industrial Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Industrial Design in the Southwest Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in industrial design.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Product Design

1

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

37 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Arizona State University - Tempe if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in industrial design. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in industrial design from Arizona State University - Tempe

2

University of Houston
Houston, TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

25 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Houston if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in industrial design. UH is a fairly large public university located in the city of Houston.More information about a bachelor’s in industrial design from University of Houston

Best Industrial Design Colleges by State

Explore the best industrial design colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	572	28
Arizona	356	32

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Industrial Design Related Rankings by Major

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
Interior Design	412
Graphic Design	385
Visual Communications	243
Fashion Design	124
Game & Interactive Media Design	49
Commercial & Advertising Art	35
Other Design & Applied Arts	24
Commercial Photography	1
Illustration	1

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.