2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Interior Design in Virginia

A bachelor's degree in interior design is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #125 out of 1137 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the most popular for interior design students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 90 bachelor's degrees in interior design during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Interior Design School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in interior design matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Interior Design in Virginia ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of interior design students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Interior Design Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for interior design.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Interior Design in Virginia

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for interior design students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Interior Design Students Working on Their Bachelor's

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Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

28 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In VA

Virginia Commonwealth University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in interior design. Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in interior design in Virginia.

There were approximately 28 interior design students who graduated with this degree at VCU in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in interior design from Virginia Commonwealth University

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

28 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In VA

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in interior design has to look into Virginia Tech. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in interior design in Virginia.

There were approximately 28 interior design individuals who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in interior design from Virginia Tech

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Marymount University
Arlington, VA

26 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In VA

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Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in interior design needs to check out Marymount University. Located in the city of Arlington, Marymount is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in interior design in Virginia.

There were roughly 26 interior design individuals who graduated with this degree at Marymount in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in interior design from Marymount University

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The Art Institute of Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach, VA

7 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In VA

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in interior design has to check out The Art Institute of Virginia Beach. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Ai Virginia Beach is a private for-profit school with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in interior design in Virginia.

There were about 7 interior design students who graduated with this degree at Ai Virginia Beach in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in interior design from The Art Institute of Virginia Beach

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In VA

Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in interior design in Virginia. More information about a bachelor’s in interior design from Liberty University

Best Interior Design Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Interior Design Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	473	147
Georgia	447	182
Tennessee	445	69
North Carolina	434	153
South Carolina	353	33
Kentucky	318	34
Alabama	318	88
Arkansas	287	38
Mississippi	261	11
West Virginia	235	4

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Interior Design Related Rankings by Major

One of 9 majors within the Design & Applied Arts area of study, Interior Design has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Interior Design

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Graphic Design	146
Visual Communications	126
Illustration	89
Fashion Design	85
Industrial Design	32
Other Design & Applied Arts	31
Commercial Photography	6

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.