2025 Best Interior Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in interior design, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #116 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 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Interior Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 78 bachelor's degrees in interior design to qualified students.

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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 - How many other interior design students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• 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 bachelor's degree.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Interior Design Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Interior Design in Iowa

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in interior design.

Top Iowa Schools for a Bachelor's in Interior Design

1

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

57 Annual Graduates

Iowa State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in interior design. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in interior design from Iowa State University

2

University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA

21 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Northern Iowa if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in interior design. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in interior design from University of Northern Iowa

Best Interior Design Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Interior Design Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	475	41
Minnesota	446	27
Kansas	352	21
North Dakota	251	12
South Dakota	237	19

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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	129
Industrial Design	62
Visual Communications	46
Commercial & Advertising Art	41
Game & Interactive Media Design	4

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.