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Design Schools in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania contains 80 schools that offer design programs. University of Pennsylvania, the highest-ranking design school in PA, has a total student population of 24,599 and is the 5th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 80 design schools in Pennsylvania, only 10 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Drexel University comes out as the most expensive ($31,832/yr), with Laurel Business Institute as the lowest recorded at only $5,596/yr.

Design students from Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania alone, there are 2,310 employed floral designers earning an average yearly salary of $25,180. Interior designers in this state earn $47,100/yr and there are 1,710 employed.

Also, within the design schools in Pennsylvania, the average student population is 2,077 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from design, there are 10679 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,747 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $9,718, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Design Programs in Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Carnegie Mellon University

• Environmental Design/Architecture
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Design and Applied Arts, Other
  

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

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Industrial Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Temple University

• Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
  

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD
• Graphic Design
  

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

  Levels offered: Masters

Drexel University

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Design and Applied Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Fashion/Apparel Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Duquesne University

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

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

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD

Susquehanna University

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

• Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Saint Vincent College

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Westminster College

• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Marywood University

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

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

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Eastern University

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

The University of the Arts

• Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Industrial Design
  

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

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Arcadia University

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Mercyhurst College

• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Philadelphia University

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

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

  Levels offered: Masters
• Fashion/Apparel Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Industrial Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Robert Morris University

• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Point Park University

• Design and Applied Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

La Roche College

• Design and Applied Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Chestnut Hill College

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD
• Design and Applied Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Graphic Design
  

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

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

• Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
  

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD

Lehigh University

• Design and Applied Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Penn Commercial Inc

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Altoona Area Vocational Technical School

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

La Salle University

• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Douglas Education Center

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

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

  Levels offered: Associates

The Art Institutes of York-PA

• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Laurel Business Institute

• Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Berks Technical Institute

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Schuylkill Technology Center

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Lancaster County Career and Technology Center

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

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

  Levels offered: Certificate

California University of Pennsylvania

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Lansdale School of Business

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Allied Medical and Technical Institute

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

• Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
  

  Levels offered: Masters, PhD

Albright College

• Fashion/Apparel Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Seton Hill University

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

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

  Levels offered: Bachelors

South Hills School of Business & Technology

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Waynesburg University

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Masters

The Art Institute of Pittsburgh

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

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

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Industrial Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

Moore College of Art and Design

• Fashion/Apparel Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors, Masters

Pittsburgh Technical Institute

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Oakbridge Academy of Arts

• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

ITT Technical Institute-King of Prussia

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

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

  Levels offered: Associates

The Art Institute of Philadelphia

• 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

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Pennsylvania Interesting Facts

• Pennsylvania is the first state of the fifty United States to list their web site URL on a license plate.
• In 1909 the first baseball stadium was built in Pittsburgh.
• Hershey is considered the Chocolate Capital of the United States.
• In 1913 the first automobile service station opened in Pittsburgh.
• In 1946 Philadelphia became home to the first computer.

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See Also

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