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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 Ana College | 4600 | 23100 | 0.8003 | 27,248 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Santa Monica College | 6400 | 15500 | 0.588 | 23,453 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | California State University-Northridge | 7700 | 22000 | 0.6489 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 4 | California State University-Fresno | 11000 | 19700 | 0.4444 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 5 | San Francisco State University | 11700 | 46700 | 0.7489 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 6 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 11800 | 29300 | 0.5973 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 7 | Western Carolina University | 13100 | 16500 | 0.206 | 10,268 | 1140 | 0.7076 | |
| 8 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 13700 | 61700 | 0.7774 | 39,193 | 1418 | 0.4081 | |
| 9 | Eastern Michigan University | 13800 | 33900 | 0.5944 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 10 | University of Memphis | 14100 | 26400 | 0.4668 | 15,538 | 1080 | 0.7878 | |
| 11 | Texas State University | 14500 | 26700 | 0.4562 | 39,353 | 1080 | 0.9118 | |
| 12 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 14800 | 26300 | 0.4369 | 4,056 | 1090 | 0.4151 | |
| 13 | Central Michigan University | 15200 | 38700 | 0.6071 | 10,238 | 1099 | 0.9104 | |
| 14 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 15300 | 28500 | 0.4638 | 7,425 | 1074 | 0.9147 | |
| 15 | University of North Texas | 15400 | 26100 | 0.4097 | 34,414 | 1094 | 0.7089 | |
| 16 | Florida State University | 15500 | 23000 | 0.3264 | 34,271 | 1369 | 0.2383 | |
| 17 | University of Central Missouri | 15700 | 26600 | 0.4094 | 10,397 | 1055 | 0.7439 | |
| 18 | University of Florida | 15800 | 22500 | 0.2977 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 19 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 16100 | 26500 | 0.3942 | 23,003 | 1164 | 0.7367 | |
| 19 | Stephen F Austin State University | 16100 | 27800 | 0.4202 | 9,905 | 1055 | 0.8339 | |
| 21 | Morgan State University | 16300 | 30700 | 0.4686 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 21 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | 16300 | 31500 | 0.4826 | 9,827 | 1329 | 0.6737 | |
| 21 | Sam Houston State University | 16300 | 30300 | 0.4617 | 17,822 | 1035 | 0.9372 | |
| 21 | Texas Tech University | 16300 | 27100 | 0.3984 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 25 | The University of Texas at Arlington | 16600 | 28100 | 0.4099 | 32,545 | 1129 | 0.799 | |
| 26 | Weber State University | 16900 | 20300 | 0.1678 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 27 | California State University-Long Beach | 17000 | 25800 | 0.3413 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 28 | East Tennessee State University | 17200 | 28300 | 0.3927 | 10,829 | 1124 | 0.8619 | |
| 29 | California State University-Sacramento | 17300 | 27800 | 0.3794 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 30 | Carson-Newman University | 17400 | 51900 | 0.665 | 1,912 | 1075 | 0.6381 | |
| 31 | The University of Texas at Austin | 17500 | 28100 | 0.3768 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 32 | East Carolina University | 17600 | 26100 | 0.3256 | 21,693 | 1065 | 0.9003 | |
| 33 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 18000 | 48900 | 0.6315 | 5,274 | 1103 | 0.9513 | |
| 33 | San Jose State University | 18000 | 41200 | 0.5618 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 35 | Olivet Nazarene University | 18400 | 79300 | 0.7686 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 36 | Valdosta State University | 18500 | 29600 | 0.3749 | 7,199 | 1005 | 0.7769 | |
| 37 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 19900 | 45100 | 0.559 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 38 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 20100 | 57800 | 0.652 | 5,196 | 1050 | 0.8422 | |
| 39 | University of Northern Iowa | 20200 | 24800 | 0.1844 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 40 | Ferris State University | 20600 | 31000 | 0.336 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 41 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 20700 | 30600 | 0.3258 | 43,633 | 1342 | 0.4343 | |
| 42 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 21000 | 33600 | 0.3747 | 21,469 | 1167 | 0.9061 | |
| 43 | Fashion Institute of Technology | 21400 | 77500 | 0.7236 | 7,880 | 0 | 0.6701 | |
| 44 | University of the Incarnate Word | 21600 | 58000 | 0.6274 | 4,651 | 1010 | 0.9947 | |
| 45 | Seattle Pacific University | 22300 | 98900 | 0.7748 | 1,657 | 1174 | 0.9301 | |
| 46 | Park University | 22400 | 31300 | 0.2848 | 4,657 | 1035 | 0.6904 | |
| 47 | California Baptist University | 22500 | 65400 | 0.6564 | 8,707 | 1024 | 0.8139 | |
| 48 | Meredith College | 22600 | 67400 | 0.6645 | 1,212 | 1239 | 0.7506 | |
| 49 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 22700 | 36100 | 0.3709 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 49 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 22700 | 30300 | 0.2511 | 7,753 | 1140 | 0.9245 | |
| 51 | Illinois State University | 22800 | 36400 | 0.3742 | 19,513 | 1115 | 0.8555 | |
| 52 | Northern Arizona University | 23900 | 37100 | 0.3573 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 53 | Judson University | 24000 | 49100 | 0.5122 | 697 | 1010 | 0.8905 | |
| 54 | Abilene Christian University | 24200 | 58800 | 0.5886 | 5,101 | 1149 | 0.6615 | |
| 55 | South Dakota State University | 25100 | 28700 | 0.1242 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 56 | Michigan State University | 25500 | 28900 | 0.1193 | 41,415 | 1212 | 0.8324 | |
| 57 | Southeast Missouri State University | 25600 | 28600 | 0.107 | 7,926 | 1070 | 0.6897 | |
| 58 | George Fox University | 25800 | 92800 | 0.7222 | 3,530 | 1168 | 0.9282 | |
| 59 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 25900 | 28400 | 0.0902 | 14,834 | 1149 | 0.7803 | |
| 60 | Ball State University | 26500 | 26500 | 0 | 15,950 | 1185 | 0.8625 | |
| 61 | University of Central Oklahoma | 27100 | 33800 | 0.198 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 62 | North Dakota State University | 27400 | 30400 | 0.0976 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 63 | Columbus College of Art & Design | 27500 | 90300 | 0.6953 | 885 | 1080 | 0.6766 | |
| 63 | Mississippi Christian University | 27500 | 45100 | 0.3897 | 2,583 | 1222 | 0.8416 | |
| 63 | University of Bridgeport | 27500 | 65800 | 0.5822 | 1,570 | 1000 | 0.8302 | |
| 66 | Marymount University | 27900 | 99100 | 0.7184 | 2,503 | 1095 | 0.9316 | |
| 67 | Iowa State University | 28700 | 45200 | 0.3663 | 26,346 | 1212 | 0.8793 | |
| 68 | Lawrence Technological University | 29500 | 99100 | 0.7027 | 2,661 | 1149 | 0.8101 | |
| 69 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 29700 | 78300 | 0.6208 | 14,267 | 1363 | 0.6693 | |
| 70 | Salem College | 30000 | 55300 | 0.4563 | 464 | 1080 | 0.789 | |
| 71 | Oklahoma Christian University | 30600 | 45000 | 0.3185 | 2,098 | 1129 | 0.9654 | |
| 72 | Brenau University | 30800 | 53000 | 0.4193 | 1,336 | 1105 | 0.9317 | |
| 72 | Suffolk University | 30800 | 83500 | 0.6312 | 4,247 | 1209 | 0.8228 | |
| 74 | Kent State University at Kent | 30900 | 37500 | 0.1751 | 21,144 | 1104 | 0.7603 | |
| 75 | Pittsburg State University | 31200 | 37100 | 0.1591 | 4,561 | 1055 | 0.5487 | |
| 76 | Chaminade University of Honolulu | 31900 | 78800 | 0.5952 | 1,732 | 1108 | 0.9117 | |
| 77 | Liberty University | 32500 | 44700 | 0.2729 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 77 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 32500 | 35000 | 0.0732 | 6,227 | 1184 | 0.9171 | |
| 79 | Cleveland Institute of Art | 32900 | 67800 | 0.5146 | 545 | 1176 | 0.6135 | |
| 80 | Adrian College | 33200 | 70200 | 0.5267 | 1,675 | 1045 | 0.7257 | |
| 80 | Belmont University | 33200 | 72300 | 0.5412 | 7,174 | 1273 | 0.9367 | |
| 80 | Harding University | 33200 | 47800 | 0.3047 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 83 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 33400 | 38200 | 0.1273 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 83 | Winthrop University | 33400 | 52500 | 0.3638 | 4,289 | 1130 | 0.8281 | |
| 85 | Baylor University | 33600 | 70400 | 0.523 | 14,183 | 1302 | 0.5222 | |
| 86 | College for Creative Studies | 33800 | 108300 | 0.6876 | 1,376 | 1100 | 0.9194 | |
| 87 | George Washington University | 34300 | 81800 | 0.5808 | 11,495 | 1436 | 0.4713 | |
| 88 | Samford University | 34400 | 93800 | 0.6333 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 89 | Bay Path University | 35200 | 57500 | 0.388 | 1,178 | 1110 | 0.8514 | |
| 90 | New England Institute of Technology | 35900 | 89400 | 0.5983 | 1,718 | 1030 | 0.6673 | |
| 91 | Converse University | 36000 | 51200 | 0.2966 | 1,182 | 1129 | 0.6787 | |
| 92 | Kean University | 36600 | 44900 | 0.1849 | 11,932 | 1040 | 0.7811 | |
| 93 | Western Michigan University | 37300 | 37900 | 0.0158 | 13,714 | 1089 | 0.9121 | |
| 94 | Middle Tennessee State University | 37500 | 48300 | 0.2237 | 18,042 | 1140 | 0.6909 | |
| 94 | Washington State University | 37500 | 53600 | 0.2998 | 21,400 | 1131 | 0.861 | |
| 96 | University of Central Arkansas | 37700 | 40200 | 0.0637 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 97 | Wentworth Institute of Technology | 38400 | 71800 | 0.4652 | 4,182 | 1317 | 0.8783 | |
| 98 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 38800 | 38800 | 0 | 14,865 | 1175 | 0.9113 | |
| 99 | Drexel University | 39200 | 86400 | 0.5466 | 12,318 | 1354 | 0.699 | |
| 100 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 42400 | 55100 | 0.2306 | 8,513 | 1160 | 0.9261 | |
| 101 | Marist University | 42600 | 75800 | 0.4379 | 5,644 | 1279 | 0.5599 | |
| 102 | Texas Christian University | 44400 | 87400 | 0.4922 | 11,152 | 1268 | 0.4809 | |
| 103 | Oregon State University | 44800 | 61900 | 0.2766 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 104 | High Point University | 45300 | 72900 | 0.3785 | 5,135 | 1263 | 0.7531 | |
| 105 | University of New Haven | 46200 | 70700 | 0.3464 | 4,969 | 1219 | 0.5589 | |
| 106 | Appalachian State University | 46500 | 46500 | 0 | 19,732 | 1174 | 0.9388 | |
| 107 | University of Kentucky | 48000 | 59900 | 0.1982 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 108 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 49200 | 58800 | 0.1628 | 25,054 | 1225 | 0.7762 | |
| 109 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 49300 | 64400 | 0.2344 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 110 | Moore College of Art and Design | 49500 | 114300 | 0.567 | 535 | 1292 | 0.5646 | |
| 111 | The University of Alabama | 53800 | 58000 | 0.0724 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 112 | Queens University of Charlotte | 58600 | 72400 | 0.1907 | 1,210 | 1244 | 0.805 | |
| 113 | Auburn University | 59400 | 59400 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 114 | Mercyhurst University | 61200 | 68000 | 0.1 | 2,214 | 1203 | 0.775 | |
| 115 | The New School | 62000 | 94500 | 0.344 | 7,171 | 1268 | 0.5718 | |
| 116 | Columbia College Chicago | 62700 | 68500 | 0.0846 | 4,346 | 0 | 0.738 | |
| 117 | Pratt Institute-Main | 70400 | 91800 | 0.2331 | 3,734 | 1249 | 0.8638 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.