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1542 NE Weider Ave, Portland, Oregon 97232
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1122 NW Davis St., Portland, Oregon 97209-2911
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8245 SW Barnes Rd, Portland, Oregon 97225
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Portland, OR (population: 573,530) has seven design schools within its city limits. ITT Technical Institute-Portland, the highest ranked school in the city with a design program, has a total student population of 816. It is the 2441st highest ranked school in the USA and the 27th highest in the state of Oregon (#1 is Reed College).

Design students from Portland 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 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton-WA area alone, there are 330 employed floral designers earning an average salary of $24,320. Interior designers in this area earn $47,260/yr and there are 480 employed.

Portland lies in Clackamas county, which is one of the 16 counties in Oregon. Overall, the Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton-WA area has 993,470 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.6% unemployment rate, $22.15/hr average worker wage, and a $46,080 average annual salary. Thus, about 0.479 out of every 1000 jobs in Portland are held by interior designers, and 0.337/1000 are held by floral designers.

Of the 7 design schools in Portland, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, The Art Institute of Portland comes out as the most expensive ($31,420/yr) for design students, with Portland Community College as the lowest, reported at only $6,829/yr.

Design Programs in Portland


ITT Technical Institute-Portland
  • 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
Portland State University
  • Environmental Design/Architecture
    Levels offered: Certificate
  • Educational/Instructional Media Design
    Levels offered: Masters
  • Graphic Design
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Phagans School of Hair Design
  • Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design
    Levels offered: Certificate
The Art Institute of Portland
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
    Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
  • Fashion/Apparel Design
    Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
  • Graphic Design
    Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
  • Industrial Design
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Interior Design
    Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
Pacific Northwest College of Art
  • Graphic Design
    Levels offered: Bachelors
Oregon College of Art and Craft
  • Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry
    Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors
Portland Community College
  • Environmental Design/Architecture
    Levels offered: Certificate
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
    Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
  • CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
  • Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
    Levels offered: Certificate
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
    Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
  • Interior Design
    Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

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