2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Interior Design in the Middle Atlantic 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 looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Interior Design in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 154 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

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in interior design matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Interior Design in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Interior Design in the Middle Atlantic 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

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New York School of Interior Design
New York, NY

57 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

New York School of Interior Design is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in interior design. Located in the city of New York, NYSID is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

There were roughly 57 interior design individuals who graduated with this degree at NYSID in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in interior design from New York School of Interior Design

2

Pratt Institute - Main
Brooklyn, NY

51 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In NY

#1 Best Quality In NY

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Pratt Institute - Main if you want to pursue a master's degree in interior design. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Pratt Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in interior design in New York.

There were approximately 51 interior design students who graduated with this degree at Pratt Institute in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in interior design from Pratt Institute - Main

3

George Washington University
Washington, DC

20 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In DC

#1 Best Quality In DC

George Washington University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in interior design. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in interior design in District of Columbia.

There were approximately 20 interior design individuals who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in interior design from George Washington University

4

The New School
New York, NY

18 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In NY

#3 Best Quality In NY

The New School is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in interior design. New School University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in interior design in New York.

There were about 18 interior design students who graduated with this degree at New School University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in interior design from The New School

5

Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NY

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Most Popular In NY

#2 Best Quality In NY

RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in interior design in New York. More information about a master’s in interior design from Rochester Institute of Technology

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

#1 Most Popular In PA

Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. More information about a master’s in interior design from Drexel University

Best Interior Design Colleges by State

Explore the most popular interior design colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	667	126
Pennsylvania	586	0
District of Columbia	330	11

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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
Other Design & Applied Arts	127
Visual Communications	120
Illustration	80
Industrial Design	64
Graphic Design	63
Fashion Design	62
Game & Interactive Media Design	18
Commercial & Advertising Art	3

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.