Ranked #150 in popularity, interior design is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Interior Design Schools in Iowa ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 93 degrees in interior design annually.
Your choice of interior design school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Interior Design School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Iowa ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the interior design degree levels they offer.
Iowa State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in interior design. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #88 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 57 interior design students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat University of Northern Iowa if you wish to pursue a degree in interior design. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 37 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 17 interior design students who graduated with this degree at UNI in the most recent data year.
Kirkwood Community College is a good choice for students interested in a degree in interior design. Located in the city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 16th out of 37 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 19 interior design students who graduated with this degree at Kirkwood Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
Your choice of interior design school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Interior Design School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
