by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Interior Design is the 150th most popular major in the country with 5,811 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southwest region, there were 697 interior design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 154 interior design graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,470 and $15,074 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in interior design. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their interior design program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree interior design students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wade College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 9 associates’s interior design degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Scottsdale Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southwest Region. Scottsdale Community College is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 34 associates’s interior design degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Interior Design at Scottsdale Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Phoenix College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southwest Region. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s interior design degrees to 24 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulsa Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified associates’s interior design students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, El Paso Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. El Paso Community College is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 4 associates’s interior design degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Interior Design at El Paso Community College
Houston Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston Community College is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 19 associates’s interior design degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Interior Design at Houston Community College
Mesa Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Mesa Community College is a public institution located in Mesa, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Collin County Community College District did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in McKinney, Texas, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s interior design students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #9, San Jacinto Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Pasadena, Texas, and it awarded 9 associates’s interior design degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
El Centro College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s interior design degrees to 18 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Pima Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southwest Region list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s interior design degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Interior Design at Pima County Community College District
Blinn College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Brenham, Texas, and it awarded 8 associates’s interior design degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
St Philip’s College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. St Philip’s College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 0 associates’s interior design degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Santa Fe Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Interior Design Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Santa Fe Community College is a small public school situated in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It awarded 2 associates’s interior design degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Interior Design at Santa Fe Community College
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