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2025 Best Interior Design Schools in Virginia

5 Colleges in Virginia
198 Interior Design Degrees Awarded
Interior Design is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #150 most popular major 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 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Interior Design Schools in Virginia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 198 degrees in interior design annually.

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Choosing a Great Interior Design School

Best Interior Design Schools in Virginia 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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for interior design schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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.

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

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Interior Design Schools in Virginia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Interior Design in Virginia

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the interior design degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Virginia Schools in Interior Design

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Virginia Tech crest
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In VA
35 Interior Design Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Virginia Tech if you want to pursue a degree in interior design. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.

There were approximately 35 interior design students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In VA
33 Interior Design Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Virginia Commonwealth University if you want to pursue a degree in interior design. VCU is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Richmond. A Best Colleges rank of #189 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means VCU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 33 interior design students who graduated with this degree at VCU in the most recent data year.

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Liberty University crest
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In VA
25.0% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in interior design has to take a look at Liberty University. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Lynchburg. This university ranks 11th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.

There were approximately 16 interior design students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent data year.

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Marymount crest
Marymount University
Arlington, VA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA
45 Interior Design Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in interior design has to check out Marymount University. Marymount is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Arlington. This university ranks 14th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.

There were about 45 interior design students who graduated with this degree at Marymount in the most recent data year.

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In VA

Northern Virginia Community College is a very large public college located in the suburb of Annandale. This college ranks 9th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.

There were about 27 interior design students who graduated with this degree at Northern Virginia Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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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
North Carolina 710 238
Georgia 690 282
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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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
Visual Communications 319
Graphic Design 213
Illustration 103
Fashion Design 96
Other Design & Applied Arts 45
Industrial Design 35
Commercial Photography 2

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