Florida contains ten schools that offer industrial design programs. University of Miami, the highest-ranking industrial design school in FL, has a total student population of 15,629 and is the 69th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 10 industrial design schools in Florida, only 5 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Southern Technical College comes out as the most expensive ($31,500/yr), with George T Baker Aviation School as the lowest recorded at only $1,657/yr.
Industrial Design students from Florida schools who go on to become industrial designers, commercial designers, architecture designers, designers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 65,460 people working as industrial engineering technicians alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $49,030. Also, Graphic designers make on average $47,820 per year and there are about 200,870 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Florida alone, there are 12,200 employed graphic designers earning an average yearly salary of $41,600. Industrial engineering technicians in this state earn $42,680/yr and there are 2,520 employed.
Also, within the industrial design schools in Florida, the average student population is 3,322 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from industrial design, there are 7625 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,875 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $2,879, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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