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Design Schools in Tennessee

Tennessee contains 45 schools that offer design programs. Watkins College of Art & Design, the highest-ranking design school in TN, has a total student population of 412 and is the 259th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 45 design schools in Tennessee, only 5 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, The Art Institute of Tennessee-Nashville comes out as the most expensive ($30,998/yr), with Tennessee Technology Center at Jackson as the lowest recorded at only $3,564/yr.

Design students from Tennessee 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 Tennessee alone, there are 920 employed floral designers earning an average yearly salary of $22,500. Interior designers in this state earn $44,490/yr and there are 670 employed.

Also, within the design schools in Tennessee, the average student population is 2,002 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from design, there are 4116 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,154 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,032, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Design Programs in Tennessee

Watkins College of Art & Design

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

O'More College of Design

• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

The University of Tennessee

• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Belmont University

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Tennessee Technology Center at Murfreesboro

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Tennessee Technology Center at McMinnville

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Union University

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Middle Tennessee State University

• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Tennessee Technology Center at McKenzie

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

Tennessee Technological University

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Tennessee Technology Center at Morristown

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Tennessee Technology Center at Nashville

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Freed-Hardeman University

• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Interior Design
  

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

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Tennessee Technology Center at Newbern

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Tennessee Technology Center at Knoxville

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Nossi College of Art

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Tennessee Technology Center at Hohenwald

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Tennessee Technology Center at Oneida-Huntsville

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

Tennessee Technology Center at Jackson

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

East Tennessee State University

• Educational/Instructional Media Design
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Carson-Newman College

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Tennessee Technology Center at Crump

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Tennessee Technology Center at Ripley

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

Tennessee Technology Center at Jacksboro

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Tennessee Technology Center at Crossville

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Tennessee Technology Center at Hartsville

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

ITT Technical Institute-Knoxville

• 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

Tennessee Technology Center at Memphis

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Lambuth University

• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

ITT Technical Institute-Nashville

• 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-Cordova

• 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

Walters State Community College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

Memphis College of Art

• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Queen City College

• Hair Styling/Stylist and Hair Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Northeast State Technical Community College

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

High-Tech Institute-Nashville

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Draughons Junior College Inc

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Pellissippi State Technical Community College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

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

  Levels offered: Associates
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Nashville State Technical Community College

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  
• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

The Art Institute of Tennessee-Nashville

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

ITT Technical Institute-Chattanooga

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

  Levels offered: Associates
• Design and Visual Communications, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Virginia College-School of Business and Health

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

  Levels offered: Associates

Chattanooga State Technical Community College

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

International Academy of Design and Technology

• Graphic Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Interior Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

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Tennessee Interesting Facts

• The city of Kingston served as Tennessee's state capital for one day (September 21, 1807) as a result of treaties negotiated with the Cherokee Indians. The two-hour legislative session passed two resolutions and adjourned back to Knoxville.
• Andrew Johnson held every elective office at the local, state, and federal level, including President of the United States. He was elected alderman, mayor, state representative, and state senator from Greeneville. He served as governor and military governor of Tennessee and United States congressman, senator, and vice president, becoming President of the United States following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
• Iroquois, bred at Nashville's Belle Meade Plantation, was the first American winner of the English Derby in 1881. Such modern thoroughbreds as Secretariat trace their bloodlines to Iroquois.
• Actress-singer Polly Bergen, from Knoxville, is the first woman to serve on the Board of Directors of the Singer Sewing Machine Company.
• Tennessee won its nickname as The Volunteer State during the War of 1812 when volunteer soldiers from Tennessee displayed marked valor in the Battle of New Orleans.

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