2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Interior Design in the Great Lakes Region

If you plan on getting your master's degree in interior design, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #339 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of interior design. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 15 master's degrees in interior design during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

The interior design master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Interior Design in the Great Lakes Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

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. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for interior design.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Interior Design in the Great Lakes Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in interior design.

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

1

Ball State University
Muncie, IN

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IN

#1 Best Quality In IN

Ball State University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in interior design. Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in interior design in Indiana.

There were about 8 interior design individuals who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in interior design from Ball State University

2

Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MI

#1 Best Quality In MI

Eastern Michigan University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in interior design. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in interior design in Michigan.

There were approximately 7 interior design students who graduated with this degree at Eastern Michigan in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in interior design from Eastern Michigan University

3

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH

#1 Most Popular In OH

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in interior design. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a master’s in interior design from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

3

Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL

#1 Most Popular In IL

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Columbia College Chicago if you want to pursue a master's degree in interior design. Columbia is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Chicago. More information about a master’s in interior design from Columbia College Chicago

3

Lawrence Technological University
Southfield, MI

#2 Most Popular In MI

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in interior design needs to take a look at Lawrence Technological University. Lawrence Tech is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Southfield. More information about a master’s in interior design from Lawrence Technological University

Best Interior Design Colleges by State

Explore the most popular interior design schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	530	0
Michigan	470	5
Ohio	466	0
Indiana	352	4

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Rankings in Majors Related to Interior Design

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

Most Popular Majors Related to Interior Design

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Visual Communications	53
Other Design & Applied Arts	44
Industrial Design	21
Fashion Design	14
Graphic Design	14
Commercial Photography	12
Commercial & Advertising Art	12
Game & Interactive Media Design	5

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.