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Design Schools in Michigan

Michigan contains 54 schools that offer design programs. Michigan Technological University, the highest-ranking design school in MI, has a total student population of 7,136 and is the 158th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 54 design schools in Michigan, only 14 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, The Art Institute of Michigan comes out as the most expensive ($36,230/yr), with Alpena Community College as the lowest recorded at only $1,805/yr.

Design students from Michigan schools who go on to become interior designers, architecture designers, designers, graphic designers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 46,010 people working as interior designers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $51,990. Also, Floral designers make on average $24,940 per year and there are about 51,470 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Michigan alone, there are 1,240 employed floral designers earning an average yearly salary of $24,290. Interior designers in this state earn $58,700/yr and there are 1,050 employed.

Also, within the design schools in Michigan, the average student population is 3,208 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from design, there are 6233 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,809 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $5,088, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Design Programs in Michigan

Michigan Technological University

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Madonna University

• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

Spring Arbor University

• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Michigan-Flint

• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Western Michigan University

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Masters
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Industrial Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

College for Creative Studies

• Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Industrial Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Northern Michigan University

• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Industrial Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Ferris State University

• Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Design and Applied Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Industrial Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Wayne State University

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Masters, PhD
• Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
  

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD

Saginaw Valley State University

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Specs Howard School of Broadcast Arts Inc

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Lawrence Technological University

• Environmental Design/Architecture
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Masters

ITT Technical Institute-Troy

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Gogebic Community College

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Adrian College

• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Siena Heights University

• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

ITT Technical Institute-Canton

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

ITT Technical Institute-Swartz Creek

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

ITT Technical Institute-Wyoming

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Lansing Community College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Design and Visual Communications, General
  
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Alpena Community College

• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Monroe County Community College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Bay de Noc Community College

• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Design and Applied Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Baker College of Cadillac

• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

North Central Michigan College

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Graphic Design
  

Baker College Center for Graduate Studies

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Schoolcraft College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Delta College

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Oakland Community College

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Southwestern Michigan College

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Grand Rapids Community College

• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Northwestern Michigan College

• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Kellogg Community College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  
• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Industrial Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Montcalm Community College

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Jackson Community College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Washtenaw Community College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
  
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Baker College of Owosso

• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

Baker College of Muskegon

• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

Muskegon Community College

• Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
  
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Kirtland Community College

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design
  
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Mott Community College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

The Art Institute of Michigan

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Baker College of Auburn Hills

• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

Henry Ford Community College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Lake Michigan College

• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Kalamazoo Valley Community College

• Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Wayne County Community College District

• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Baker College of Flint

• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Glen Oaks Community College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Baker College of Clinton Township

• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

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• Detroit is known as the car capital of the world.
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• Michigan is first in the United States production of peat and magnesium compounds and second in gypsum and iron ore.

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See Also

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