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2025 Best Industrial Design Schools in New York

5 Colleges in New York
275 Product Design Degrees Awarded
A degree in industrial design is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #304 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in New York 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 275 degrees in industrial design annually.

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Choosing a Great Industrial Design School

Best Industrial Design Schools in New York Your choice of industrial design school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Industrial Design School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Industrial Design Degree Level

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

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 New York list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Industrial Design in New York

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the product design degree levels they offer.

Top New York Schools in Product Design

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY

It is difficult to beat Fashion Institute of Technology if you wish to pursue a degree in industrial design. FIT SUNY is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #32 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means FIT SUNY is a great school overall.

There were approximately 28 industrial design students who graduated with this degree at FIT SUNY in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in industrial design from Fashion Institute of Technology

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NY

Syracuse University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in industrial design. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.

There were about 15 industrial design students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in industrial design from Syracuse University

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
85 Product Design Degrees Awarded

Pratt Institute - Main is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in industrial design. Pratt Institute is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

There were roughly 85 industrial design students who graduated with this degree at Pratt Institute in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in industrial design from Pratt Institute - Main

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The New School
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY
74 Product Design Degrees Awarded

The New School is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in industrial design. Located in the city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. This school ranks 22nd out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 74 industrial design students who graduated with this degree at New School University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in industrial design from The New School

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
59 Product Design Degrees Awarded

Located in the large suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. This school ranks 13th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 59 industrial design students who graduated with this degree at RIT in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in industrial design from Rochester Institute of Technology

Best Industrial Design Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 978 57
Maryland 618 7
New Jersey 614 30

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Industrial Design is one of 9 different types of Design & Applied Arts programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fashion Design 1,087
Illustration 717
Interior Design 603
Graphic Design 557
Commercial & Advertising Art 414
Visual Communications 381
Commercial Photography 122
Game & Interactive Media Design 109
Other Design & Applied Arts 104

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