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Considering a degree in Interior Design?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Interior Design majors who live in California.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Interior Design degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of California.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of college paid after factoring in financial aid.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Monica College | 6400 | 15500 | 0.588 | 23,453 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Stephen F Austin State University | 10000 | 27800 | 0.6392 | 9,129 | 1075 | 0.9399 | |
| 3 | Valdosta State University | 10400 | 24800 | 0.5815 | 7,166 | 1015 | 0.7229 | |
| 4 | California State University-Northridge | 11500 | 22000 | 0.4767 | 32,756 | 1005 | 0.9345 | |
| 4 | Northern Arizona University | 11500 | 27900 | 0.5864 | 22,990 | 1090 | 0.8961 | |
| 6 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 47300 | 0.7099 | 38,040 | 1418 | 0.452 | |
| 7 | Central Michigan University | 14200 | 37800 | 0.6236 | 10,193 | 1095 | 0.8982 | |
| 8 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 14600 | 26500 | 0.4513 | 22,364 | 1159 | 0.7504 | |
| 9 | Texas State University | 14700 | 25500 | 0.4238 | 36,236 | 1100 | 0.8932 | |
| 10 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 14900 | 31000 | 0.5189 | 8,553 | 1045 | 0.8688 | |
| 10 | Western Michigan University | 14900 | 26500 | 0.4381 | 13,027 | 1115 | 0.846 | |
| 12 | University of North Texas | 15400 | 26100 | 0.4106 | 34,458 | 1114 | 0.7223 | |
| 13 | California State University-Sacramento | 15700 | 27700 | 0.4345 | 28,820 | 1035 | 0.9399 | |
| 13 | Sam Houston State University | 15700 | 30300 | 0.4815 | 17,787 | 1030 | 0.9026 | |
| 15 | San Francisco State University | 15800 | 46700 | 0.6611 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 15 | Weber State University | 15800 | 23600 | 0.33 | 31,672 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus | 15900 | 28200 | 0.4356 | 7,353 | 1085 | 0.9077 | |
| 17 | Santa Ana College | 15900 | 35300 | 0.5498 | 27,248 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | Eastern Michigan University | 16000 | 36100 | 0.5567 | 10,470 | 1055 | 0.7964 | |
| 20 | California State University-Long Beach | 16400 | 25800 | 0.3645 | 36,082 | 1135 | 0.4627 | |
| 21 | The University of Texas at Austin | 16500 | 28000 | 0.4111 | 43,165 | 1356 | 0.2664 | |
| 22 | Western Carolina University | 16800 | 19400 | 0.1341 | 10,112 | 1130 | 0.8183 | |
| 23 | Ferris State University | 16900 | 31000 | 0.4555 | 8,991 | 1015 | 0.9139 | |
| 23 | Middle Tennessee State University | 16900 | 23200 | 0.2715 | 18,042 | 1140 | 0.6909 | |
| 25 | East Tennessee State University | 18200 | 26100 | 0.3022 | 10,829 | 1124 | 0.8619 | |
| 26 | University of Central Oklahoma | 18600 | 22700 | 0.1806 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 27 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 18800 | 34100 | 0.4492 | 4,213 | 1124 | 0.8949 | |
| 28 | San Jose State University | 19000 | 40800 | 0.5349 | 28,008 | 1124 | 0.8461 | |
| 29 | Carson-Newman University | 19200 | 51900 | 0.6303 | 1,596 | 1110 | 0.9045 | |
| 29 | Olivet Nazarene University | 19200 | 62200 | 0.6922 | 2,711 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 29 | Southeast Missouri State University | 19200 | 30600 | 0.3714 | 7,926 | 945 | 0.7352 | |
| 32 | Bay Path University | 19800 | 55400 | 0.6424 | 1,177 | 1110 | 0.852 | |
| 33 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 20100 | 45200 | 0.5559 | 31,035 | 1366 | 0.5478 | |
| 34 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 20300 | 39900 | 0.4915 | 5,255 | 1109 | 0.7295 | |
| 35 | South Dakota State University | 20400 | 25200 | 0.1896 | 10,719 | 1120 | 0.9834 | |
| 36 | University of Memphis | 20600 | 29600 | 0.3044 | 15,770 | 1075 | 0.7203 | |
| 37 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 20700 | 30600 | 0.326 | 44,819 | 1327 | 0.4987 | |
| 38 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 20800 | 48900 | 0.5742 | 5,692 | 1124 | 0.9508 | |
| 38 | North Dakota State University | 20800 | 25700 | 0.1898 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 40 | Florida State University | 22500 | 32400 | 0.306 | 32,720 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
| 41 | Brenau University | 22800 | 51700 | 0.5587 | 1,273 | 1060 | 0.8778 | |
| 42 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 23100 | 24700 | 0.0648 | 7,490 | 1140 | 0.918 | |
| 43 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 23200 | 34500 | 0.3279 | 65,450 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
| 44 | University of Kentucky | 23800 | 36400 | 0.3474 | 25,534 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 45 | Judson University | 24100 | 49100 | 0.5086 | 718 | 1015 | 0.4759 | |
| 45 | Park University | 24100 | 31300 | 0.2304 | 4,657 | 1035 | 0.6904 | |
| 47 | Abilene Christian University | 24300 | 59000 | 0.5877 | 3,263 | 1189 | 0.6603 | |
| 48 | Seattle Pacific University | 25200 | 70000 | 0.64 | 1,776 | 1180 | 0.834 | |
| 49 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 26200 | 28400 | 0.0802 | 14,504 | 1149 | 0.7637 | |
| 50 | Ball State University | 26400 | 26400 | 0 | 15,189 | 1170 | 0.855 | |
| 51 | Georgia Southern University | 26500 | 26800 | 0.0112 | 23,541 | 1065 | 0.8789 | |
| 52 | Iowa State University | 26600 | 43300 | 0.3859 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 52 | University of the Incarnate Word | 26600 | 61400 | 0.567 | 4,638 | 1030 | 0.9814 | |
| 54 | George Fox University | 27700 | 69400 | 0.6012 | 3,354 | 1193 | 0.9351 | |
| 55 | Mississippi College | 27800 | 45100 | 0.3834 | 2,883 | 1110 | 0.2911 | |
| 56 | University of Northern Iowa | 27900 | 36200 | 0.2289 | 7,711 | 1129 | 0.9274 | |
| 57 | Winthrop University | 28300 | 38600 | 0.2663 | 3,969 | 1130 | 0.7925 | |
| 58 | Pittsburg State University | 28900 | 36200 | 0.2014 | 4,472 | 1055 | 0.8942 | |
| 59 | Columbus College of Art & Design | 29200 | 71800 | 0.5935 | 884 | 1080 | 0.6766 | |
| 60 | Morgan State University | 29300 | 41900 | 0.301 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 61 | Cleveland Institute of Art | 29500 | 66500 | 0.5565 | 545 | 1176 | 0.6135 | |
| 62 | Kent State University at Kent | 30000 | 37500 | 0.2 | 20,841 | 1105 | 0.8634 | |
| 63 | Salem College | 30200 | 55300 | 0.4537 | 464 | 1080 | 0.7667 | |
| 64 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 30300 | 78100 | 0.6118 | 14,267 | 1381 | 0.6693 | |
| 65 | California Baptist University | 30900 | 64800 | 0.5223 | 8,417 | 1070 | 0.8488 | |
| 65 | Oklahoma Christian University | 30900 | 45000 | 0.3121 | 2,098 | 1129 | 0.9654 | |
| 67 | Kean University | 31300 | 39500 | 0.2077 | 11,758 | 1040 | 0.759 | |
| 68 | Lawrence Technological University | 31800 | 71900 | 0.5576 | 2,579 | 1159 | 0.559 | |
| 69 | Baylor University | 31900 | 70300 | 0.546 | 14,915 | 1321 | 0.5128 | |
| 70 | Marymount University | 32000 | 72600 | 0.5593 | 2,503 | 1095 | 0.9316 | |
| 71 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 32100 | 34400 | 0.0662 | 6,136 | 1159 | 0.8767 | |
| 72 | Belmont University | 32400 | 69900 | 0.5371 | 7,175 | 1273 | 0.9528 | |
| 72 | Samford University | 32400 | 64600 | 0.4986 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 74 | Suffolk University | 32600 | 70300 | 0.5362 | 4,326 | 1209 | 0.8233 | |
| 75 | Liberty University | 33200 | 44600 | 0.2556 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 76 | University of Bridgeport | 33400 | 60500 | 0.4481 | 1,570 | 1000 | 0.8302 | |
| 77 | Adrian College | 33500 | 70200 | 0.5226 | 1,673 | 1045 | 0.7253 | |
| 77 | Harding University | 33500 | 47800 | 0.2987 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 77 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 33500 | 36100 | 0.072 | 33,033 | 1264 | 0.8529 | |
| 80 | University of Central Missouri | 33600 | 35800 | 0.0636 | 7,584 | 1055 | 0.638 | |
| 81 | George Washington University | 33700 | 81800 | 0.5881 | 11,677 | 1430 | 0.4709 | |
| 82 | The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga | 34500 | 34500 | 0 | 10,202 | 1140 | 0.8109 | |
| 83 | Meredith College | 34700 | 64200 | 0.4596 | 1,206 | 1237 | 0.7418 | |
| 84 | Texas Tech University | 35300 | 38900 | 0.0926 | 32,580 | 1200 | 0.7265 | |
| 85 | College for Creative Studies | 35400 | 89800 | 0.6061 | 1,376 | 1100 | 0.9194 | |
| 86 | Converse University | 36000 | 37600 | 0.0425 | 1,173 | 1129 | 0.6774 | |
| 87 | University of New Haven | 36500 | 67300 | 0.4574 | 4,903 | 1164 | 0.6038 | |
| 88 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 36700 | 38900 | 0.0586 | 23,329 | 1239 | 0.766 | |
| 89 | East Carolina University | 37100 | 40100 | 0.0748 | 21,445 | 1160 | 0.8921 | |
| 90 | California State University-Fresno | 37300 | 43800 | 0.1485 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 91 | Chaminade University of Honolulu | 37500 | 57100 | 0.3435 | 1,831 | 1108 | 0.9143 | |
| 91 | Cornish College of the Arts | 37500 | 80200 | 0.5325 | 505 | 0 | 0.6221 | |
| 93 | Queens University of Charlotte | 37900 | 68200 | 0.444 | 1,225 | 1208 | 0.6208 | |
| 94 | University of Central Arkansas | 38000 | 40200 | 0.0567 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 94 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 38000 | 38700 | 0.0181 | 14,416 | 1210 | 0.8851 | |
| 96 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 39800 | 53600 | 0.2576 | 46,815 | 1378 | 0.6057 | |
| 97 | Fashion Institute of Technology | 39900 | 39900 | 0 | 7,924 | 0 | 0.6024 | |
| 98 | Appalachian State University | 40600 | 40600 | 0 | 19,560 | 1190 | 0.9014 | |
| 98 | Washington State University | 40600 | 56300 | 0.28 | 21,455 | 1125 | 0.8664 | |
| 100 | Wentworth Institute of Technology | 41900 | 67900 | 0.3828 | 3,965 | 1229 | 0.9121 | |
| 101 | University of Florida | 43100 | 45700 | 0.057 | 36,573 | 1399 | 0.242 | |
| 102 | Texas Christian University | 43900 | 87400 | 0.498 | 11,049 | 1283 | 0.4449 | |
| 103 | New England Institute of Technology | 44100 | 68200 | 0.3532 | 1,796 | 1030 | 0.6673 | |
| 104 | Oregon State University | 44900 | 61900 | 0.2752 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 105 | High Point University | 45500 | 72900 | 0.3758 | 5,135 | 1263 | 0.7531 | |
| 106 | Illinois State University | 45800 | 49100 | 0.0668 | 19,107 | 1120 | 0.8815 | |
| 107 | Michigan State University | 47200 | 56200 | 0.1601 | 41,234 | 1279 | 0.848 | |
| 108 | The University of Texas at Arlington | 48000 | 55800 | 0.1398 | 32,545 | 1129 | 0.799 | |
| 109 | Drexel University | 48700 | 83900 | 0.4196 | 13,309 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 110 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 51300 | 52800 | 0.0284 | 21,210 | 1148 | 0.9262 | |
| 111 | Columbia College Chicago | 52300 | 68600 | 0.2378 | 5,422 | 0 | 0.8946 | |
| 112 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 53200 | 61000 | 0.1291 | 41,303 | 1338 | 0.7975 | |
| 113 | Moore College of Art and Design | 53300 | 81500 | 0.3461 | 535 | 1292 | 0.5646 | |
| 114 | Pratt Institute-Main | 54300 | 83800 | 0.3521 | 3,967 | 1272 | 0.7325 | |
| 114 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 54300 | 66400 | 0.1823 | 15,552 | 1174 | 0.8298 | |
| 116 | The University of Alabama | 55800 | 56600 | 0.0141 | 34,389 | 1284 | 0.7665 | |
| 117 | Auburn University | 58500 | 58500 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4592 | |
| 118 | Mercyhurst University | 60800 | 68000 | 0.1059 | 2,274 | 1090 | 0.8102 | |
| 119 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | 63700 | 63700 | 0 | 10,200 | 1325 | 0.6507 | |
| 120 | The New School | 68000 | 90100 | 0.2453 | 6,591 | 1268 | 0.6347 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.