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2025 Best Industrial Design Schools in New Jersey

3 Colleges in New Jersey
30 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.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of industrial design. Combined, these schools handed out 30 degrees in industrial design to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Industrial Design School

Best Industrial Design Schools in New Jersey 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

Bachelor's Degrees in Product Design

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Industrial Design Schools in New Jersey ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Industrial Design in New Jersey

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.

Top New Jersey Schools in Product Design

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NJ
9.1% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in industrial design needs to check out Montclair State University. Montclair State is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Montclair. This university ranks 10th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were roughly 11 industrial design students who graduated with this degree at Montclair State in the most recent data year.

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Kean University
Union, NJ
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NJ
10.0% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Kean University if you wish to pursue a degree in industrial design. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 21st out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were roughly 10 industrial design students who graduated with this degree at Kean in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in industrial design from Kean University

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

New Jersey Institute of Technology is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in industrial design. Located in the large city of Newark, NJIT is a public school with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #176 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NJIT is a great school overall.

There were roughly 9 industrial design students who graduated with this degree at NJIT in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Industrial Design Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 301
Pennsylvania 978 57
Maryland 618 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.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Graphic Design 152
Visual Communications 127
Interior Design 92
Fashion Design 85
Commercial & Advertising Art 30
Game & Interactive Media Design 29
Illustration 23

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