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.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Industrial Design Schools in Ohio ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 132 degrees in industrial design to qualified students.
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.
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 Schools in Ohio list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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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.
Every student who is interested in industrial design needs to look into Ohio State University - Main Campus. Ohio State is a very large public university located in the large city of Columbus.
There were roughly 13 industrial design students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in industrial design needs to check out Columbus College of Art and Design. Located in the city of Columbus, CCAD is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
There were approximately 10 industrial design students who graduated with this degree at CCAD in the most recent year we have data available.
Cleveland Institute of Art is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in industrial design. CIA is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.
There were roughly 11 industrial design students who graduated with this degree at CIA in the most recent data year.
Cedarville University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in industrial design. Located in the rural area of Cedarville, Cedarville is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.
There were roughly 30 industrial design students who graduated with this degree at Cedarville in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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.
