A program in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to use artistic techniques to effectively communicate ideas and information to business and consumer audiences via the creation of effective forms, shapes, and packaging for manufactured products. Includes instruction in designing in a wide variety of plastic and digital media, prototype construction, design development and refinement, principles of cost saving, and product structure and performance criteria relevant to aesthetic design parameters.
| A major in Industrial Design is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
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Top 50
U.S.
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Industrial Design among the 2006-2007
graduating class.
| | College for Creative Studies
Detroit, MI | 70
(27.0%) |  |  | |
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| | Art Center College of Design
Pasadena, CA | 71
(19.3%) |  | | |
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| | Cleveland Institute of Art
Cleveland, OH | 21
(19.3%) | | | |
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| | Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
Milwaukee, WI | 20
(16.7%) | |  | |
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| | The Art Institute of Colorado
Denver, CO | 34
(15.5%) | | | |
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| | Escuela de Artes Plasticas de Puerto Rico
San Juan, PR | 6
(14.6%) | |  | |
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| | Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, RI | 54
(12.1%) | | | |
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| | The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale Inc
Fort Lauderdale, FL | 34
(9.7%) | | | |
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| | Pratt Institute-Main
Brooklyn, NY | 46
(9.3%) | | | |
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| | The Art Institute of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA | 47
(8.8%) | | | |
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.