Ohio contains twelve schools that offer industrial design programs. Ohio State University-Main Campus, the highest-ranking industrial design school in OH, has a total student population of 55,014 and is the 33rd highest ranked school in America.
Of the 12 industrial design schools in Ohio, only 8 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Columbus College of Art and Design comes out as the most expensive ($22,225/yr), with Lorain County Community College as the lowest recorded at only $2,528/yr.
Industrial Design students from Ohio 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 Ohio alone, there are 7,630 employed graphic designers earning an average yearly salary of $42,410. Industrial engineering technicians in this state earn $47,130/yr and there are 3,370 employed.
Also, within the industrial design schools in Ohio, the average student population is 1,976 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from industrial design, there are 8695 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,681 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,978, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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