Maryland contains two schools that offer industrial design programs. Johns Hopkins University, the highest-ranking industrial design school in MD, has a total student population of 20,383 and is the 19th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 2 industrial design schools in Maryland, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Johns Hopkins University comes out as the most expensive ($25,509/yr), with Morgan State University as the lowest recorded at only $9,978/yr.
Industrial Design students from Maryland 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 Maryland alone, there are 4,300 employed graphic designers earning an average yearly salary of $51,880. Industrial engineering technicians in this state earn $52,980/yr and there are 820 employed.
Also, within the industrial design schools in Maryland, the average student population is 3,835 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from industrial design, there are 2792 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 3,442 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $6,052, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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