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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for interior design students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 142 degrees in interior design to qualified students.
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.
The interior design school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Interior Design Schools in Minnesota.
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.
Every student who is interested in interior design has to check out University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were approximately 34 interior design students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.
Alexandria Technical & Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in interior design. Located in the town of Alexandria, ATCC is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 41st out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 9 interior design students who graduated with this degree at ATCC in the most recent data year.
Century College is a great option for students pursuing a degree in interior design. Located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #486 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Century College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 59 interior design students who graduated with this degree at Century College in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat Dakota County Technical College if you wish to pursue a degree in interior design. Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 23rd out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 24 interior design students who graduated with this degree at DCTC 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).
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.
