Georgia contains three schools that offer industrial design programs. Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, the highest-ranking industrial design school in GA, has a total student population of 20,291 and is the 66th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 3 industrial design schools in Georgia, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Lincoln College of Technology comes out as the most expensive ($37,275/yr), with Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus as the lowest recorded at only $8,258/yr.
Industrial Design students from Georgia 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 Georgia alone, there are 5,440 employed graphic designers earning an average yearly salary of $48,100. Industrial engineering technicians in this state earn $48,330/yr and there are 1,460 employed.
Also, within the industrial design schools in Georgia, the average student population is 2,956 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1. Aside from industrial design, there are 5022 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 3,167 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $3,057, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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