If you pursue a degree in interior design, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #150 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for interior design students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 603 degrees in interior design annually.
The interior design program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Interior Design rankings. For our Best Overall Interior Design School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Interior Design Schools in New York list to help you make the college decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of interior design degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It is hard to beat Fashion Institute of Technology if you want to pursue a degree in interior design. FIT SUNY is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #32 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means FIT SUNY is a great school overall.
There were approximately 109 interior design students who graduated with this degree at FIT SUNY in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Pratt Institute - Main if you want to pursue a degree in interior design. Pratt Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Brooklyn.
There were about 92 interior design students who graduated with this degree at Pratt Institute in the most recent year we have data available.
The New School is a good choice for students interested in a degree in interior design. Located in the large city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #197 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means New School University is a great school overall.
There were about 120 interior design students who graduated with this degree at New School University in the most recent data year.
Rochester Institute of Technology is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in interior design. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #147 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means RIT is a great school overall.
There were roughly 19 interior design students who graduated with this degree at RIT in the most recent year we have data available.
Buffalo State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Buffalo. This school ranks 100th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 9 interior design students who graduated with this degree at Buffalo State in the most recent data year.
Nassau Community College is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of Garden City. This college ranks 43rd out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 8 interior design students who graduated with this degree at Nassau Community College in the most recent data year.
Suffolk County Community College is a very large public college located in the large suburb of Selden. This college ranks 33rd out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 23 interior design students who graduated with this degree at Suffolk County Community College in the most recent data year.
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).
The interior design program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Interior Design rankings. For our Best Overall Interior Design School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
