2024 Best Interior Design Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

If you pursue a associate degree in interior design, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #83 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Interior Design Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 103 associate degrees in interior design during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Interior Design School for Your Associate Degree

The interior design associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on interior design students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of interior design students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized interior design related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for interior design students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Interior Design Schools

The interior design school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Interior Design Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Interior Design in the Southwest Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in interior design.

Top Southwest Region Schools for an Associate in Interior Design

1

Collin County Community College District
McKinney, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in interior design needs to check out Collin County Community College District. Collin County Community College District is a very large public college located in the midsize suburb of McKinney.More information about a associate in interior design from Collin County Community College District

2

El Centro College
Dallas, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat El Centro College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in interior design. El Centro College is a fairly large public college located in the city of Dallas.More information about a associate in interior design from El Centro College

3

Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale, AZ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

31 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in interior design needs to look into Scottsdale Community College. Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in interior design from Scottsdale Community College

Best Interior Design Colleges by State

Explore the best interior design schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	420	55
Arizona	349	42
New Mexico	255	0
Oklahoma	222	6

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Interior Design Related Rankings by Major

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

Majors Similar to Interior Design

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Graphic Design	196
Visual Communications	150
Commercial & Advertising Art	116
Fashion Design	63
Game & Interactive Media Design	40
Commercial Photography	29
Illustration	21
Industrial Design	2

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.