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Design Schools in North Carolina

North Carolina contains 41 schools that offer design programs. Duke University, the highest-ranking design school in NC, has a total student population of 14,350 and is the 15th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 41 design schools in North Carolina, only 9 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, The Art Institute of Charlotte comes out as the most expensive ($31,116/yr), with Forsyth Technical Community College as the lowest recorded at only $1,178/yr.

Design students from North Carolina 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 North Carolina alone, there are 1,480 employed floral designers earning an average yearly salary of $23,120. Interior designers in this state earn $45,940/yr and there are 1,340 employed.

Also, within the design schools in North Carolina, the average student population is 3,455 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from design, there are 6640 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 3,218 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $2,155, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Design Programs in North Carolina

Duke University

• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
  

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

• Environmental Design/Architecture
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, PhD
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Industrial Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Elon University

• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of North Carolina-Wilmington

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Masters

University of North Carolina School of the Arts

• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

East Carolina University

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

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

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of North Carolina at Asheville

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Masters

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Salem College

• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Campbell University Inc

• Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

High Point University

• Interior Design
  

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

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Queens University of Charlotte

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

North Carolina A & T State University

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

North Carolina Central University

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Elizabeth City State University

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Chowan University

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

King's College

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Meredith College

• Fashion/Apparel Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Lenoir-Rhyne University

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

The Art Institute of Charlotte

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

Lees-McRae College

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

School of Communication Arts

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Peace College

• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

College of the Albemarle

• Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Montgomery Community College

• Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

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

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

  Levels offered: Associates

Halifax Community College

• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Western Piedmont Community College

• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Piedmont Community College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Cape Fear Community College

• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Forsyth Technical Community College

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Catawba Valley Community College

• Furniture Design and Manufacturing
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Central Piedmont Community College

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

ITT Technical Institute-Charlotte

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Randolph Community College

• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

The Art Institute of Raleigh-Durham

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Carteret Community College

• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Lenoir Community College

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

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North Carolina Interesting Facts

• The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is the oldest State University in the United States.
• In 1903 the Wright Brothers made the first successful powered flight by man at Kill Devil Hill near Kitty Hawk. The Wright Memorial at Kitty Hawks now commemorates their achievement.
• High Point is known as the Furniture Capital of the World.
• Know as "Fish Town" in the early 1700's when Blackbeard frequented the coast, "Beaufort Town" was established as a seaport with the right to collect customs, in 1722.
• The Outer Banks of NC hosts some of the most beautiful beaches in the country.

Top National Parks in North Carolina:

• Cliffs of the Neuse State Park »
• Jones Lake State Park »
• Carolina Beach State Park »

Famous State Residents:

• Howard Cosell »
• Ava Gardner »
• David Brinkley »

See Also

• Design Information
• Salary Details for an Architecture Designer
• Online Design Schools
• Online Design Programs
• Online Design Courses
• Online Design Certifications

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