2025 Best Industrial Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region
12
Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
349
Product Design Degrees Awarded
Industrial Design is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #304 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for industrial design students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 349 degrees in industrial design annually.
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Choosing a Great Industrial Design School
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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for industrial design schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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
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 Great Lakes Region.
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Best Schools for Industrial Design in the Great Lakes Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the product design degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Product Design
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In OH
68
Product Design Degrees Awarded
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a good option for students interested in a degree in industrial design. UC is a very large public university located in the city of Cincinnati. A Best Colleges rank of #137 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UC is a great university overall.
There were about 68 industrial design students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in industrial design from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IL
50
Product Design Degrees Awarded
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in industrial design. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 50 industrial design students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in industrial design from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in industrial design. Located in the city of Milwaukee, MIAD is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
There were roughly 14 industrial design students who graduated with this degree at MIAD in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in industrial design from Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In OH
Ohio State University - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in industrial design. Ohio State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Columbus. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.
There were about 13 industrial design students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in industrial design from Ohio State University - Main Campus
Purdue is a fairly large public university located in the city of West Lafayette. A Best Colleges rank of #65 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.
There were roughly 22 industrial design students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in industrial design from Purdue University - Main Campus
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In WI
35
Product Design Degrees Awarded
UW - Stout is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Menomonie. This university ranks 29th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were approximately 35 industrial design students who graduated with this degree at UW - Stout in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in industrial design from University of Wisconsin - Stout
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In OH
Located in the city of Columbus, CCAD is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
There were about 10 industrial design students who graduated with this degree at CCAD in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in industrial design from Columbus College of Art and Design
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In MI
Located in the remote town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 13th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 7 industrial design students who graduated with this degree at Ferris in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in industrial design from Ferris State University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In IL
33
Product Design Degrees Awarded
UIC is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Chicago. This university ranks 10th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 33 industrial design students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in industrial design from University of Illinois at Chicago
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In OH
CIA is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.
There were about 11 industrial design students who graduated with this degree at CIA in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in industrial design from Cleveland Institute of Art
