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2024 Best Industrial Design Schools in the Far Western US Region

9 Colleges in the Far Western US Region
265 Product Design Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in industrial design, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #304 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 9 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Industrial Design Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 265 degrees in industrial design to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Industrial Design School

Best Industrial Design Schools in the Far Western US Region The product design program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Industrial Design rankings. For our Best Overall Industrial Design School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Industrial Design Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Product Design
Bachelor's Degrees in Product Design
Master's Degrees in Product Design

The product design school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Industrial Design Schools in the Far Western US Region. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Industrial Design in the Far Western US Region

The schools below may not offer all types of product design degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Far Western US Region Schools in Product Design

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WA

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in industrial design. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.

There were roughly 16 industrial design students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in industrial design from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CA
23.8% Growth in Graduates

San Jose State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in industrial design. San Jose State is a fairly large public university located in the city of San Jose. A Best Colleges rank of #161 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means San Jose State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 21 industrial design students who graduated with this degree at San Jose State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in industrial design from San Jose State University

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In WA

Every student pursuing a degree in industrial design has to check out Western Washington University. WWU is a large public university located in the city of Bellingham. This university ranks 5th out of 51 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were about 11 industrial design students who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
43 Product Design Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in industrial design has to check out Otis College of Art and Design. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Otis College of Art and Design is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were roughly 43 industrial design students who graduated with this degree at Otis College of Art and Design in the most recent data year.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In CA

FIDM Los Angeles is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

There were about 18 industrial design students who graduated with this degree at FIDM Los Angeles in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in industrial design from FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles

6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA
34 Product Design Degrees Awarded

CSULB is a very large public university located in the city of Long Beach. A Best Colleges rank of #186 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means CSULB is a great university overall.

There were approximately 34 industrial design students who graduated with this degree at CSULB in the most recent data year.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
52 Product Design Degrees Awarded

SFSU is a fairly large public university located in the city of San Francisco. This university ranks 35th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 52 industrial design students who graduated with this degree at SFSU in the most recent data year.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA
37 Product Design Degrees Awarded

California College of the Arts is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of San Francisco.

There were roughly 37 industrial design students who graduated with this degree at California College of the Arts in the most recent year we have data available.

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Walla Walla University
College Place, WA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WA
18.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of College Place, Walla Walla U is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 19th out of 51 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were approximately 16 industrial design students who graduated with this degree at Walla Walla U in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in industrial design from Walla Walla University

10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OR
57.1% Growth in Graduates

Pacific Northwest College of Art is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Portland.

There were approximately 7 industrial design students who graduated with this degree at Pacific Northwest College of Art in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in industrial design from Pacific Northwest College of Art

Best Industrial Design Colleges by State

Explore the best industrial design schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
California 999 215
Washington 831 43
Oregon 587 7

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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 1,593
Interior Design 1,089
Visual Communications 1,077
Fashion Design 517
Game & Interactive Media Design 427
Other Design & Applied Arts 368
Illustration 356
Commercial & Advertising Art 226
Commercial Photography 38

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