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2025 Best Interior Design Schools in North Carolina

6 Colleges in North Carolina
323 Interior Design Degrees Awarded
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 6 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for interior design students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 323 degrees in interior design to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Interior Design School

Best Interior Design Schools in North Carolina Your choice of interior design school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Interior Design Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Interior Design
Bachelor's Degrees in Interior Design

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 North Carolina list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Interior Design in North Carolina

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.

Top North Carolina Schools in Interior Design

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NC

It is difficult to beat Appalachian State University if you want to pursue a degree in interior design. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #401 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Appalachian State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 26 interior design students who graduated with this degree at Appalachian State in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in interior design from Appalachian State University

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Meredith College
Raleigh, NC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In NC
29.2% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Meredith College if you wish to pursue a degree in interior design. Meredith is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Raleigh. This college ranks 39th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were about 24 interior design students who graduated with this degree at Meredith in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in interior design from Meredith College

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NC
20.0% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat East Carolina University if you wish to pursue a degree in interior design. ECU is a very large public university located in the city of Greenville. A Best Colleges rank of #275 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means ECU is a great university overall.

There were about 30 interior design students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in interior design from East Carolina University

4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
13th Most Popular In NC
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Forsyth Technical Community College is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in interior design. Forsyth Tech is a medium-sized public college located in the city of Winston-Salem. This college ranks 32nd out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were about 6 interior design students who graduated with this degree at Forsyth Tech in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in interior design from Forsyth Technical Community College

5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
49 Interior Design Degrees Awarded

UNC Greensboro is a large public university located in the large city of Greensboro. A Best Colleges rank of #549 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNC Greensboro is a great university overall.

There were about 49 interior design students who graduated with this degree at UNC Greensboro in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in interior design from University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NC

WCU is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Cullowhee. This university ranks 36th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were roughly 19 interior design students who graduated with this degree at WCU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in interior design from Western Carolina University

Best Interior Design Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 246
Georgia 690 282
Virginia 630 183
Tennessee 624 91
South Carolina 530 15
Kentucky 518 34
Mississippi 501 6
Alabama 500 97
Arkansas 466 63
West Virginia 410 0

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One of 9 majors within the Design & Applied Arts area of study, Interior Design has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Commercial & Advertising Art 577
Game & Interactive Media Design 498
Graphic Design 229
Industrial Design 62
Visual Communications 37
Commercial Photography 28
Fashion Design 8
Other Design & Applied Arts 4

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