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Considering a degree in Interior Design?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Interior Design majors who live in Massachusetts.
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 Massachusetts.
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 | California State University-Northridge | 8100 | 22000 | 0.631 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 2 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 10800 | 32800 | 0.6703 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 3 | California State University-Fresno | 11200 | 54600 | 0.7941 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 4 | Northern Arizona University | 12100 | 30400 | 0.6012 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 5 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 12200 | 29300 | 0.5836 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 6 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 12400 | 31100 | 0.6022 | 39,193 | 1418 | 0.4081 | |
| 7 | Bay Path University | 12800 | 54600 | 0.7656 | 1,178 | 1110 | 0.8514 | |
| 8 | Kean University | 12900 | 39200 | 0.6709 | 11,932 | 1040 | 0.7811 | |
| 9 | Western Carolina University | 13300 | 16500 | 0.1938 | 10,268 | 1140 | 0.7076 | |
| 10 | Eastern Michigan University | 14100 | 33900 | 0.5855 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 10 | San Francisco State University | 14100 | 47700 | 0.7046 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 12 | University of Memphis | 14200 | 29100 | 0.5122 | 15,538 | 1080 | 0.7878 | |
| 13 | Ball State University | 14800 | 22400 | 0.3395 | 15,950 | 1185 | 0.8625 | |
| 13 | Texas State University | 14800 | 26700 | 0.445 | 39,353 | 1080 | 0.9118 | |
| 15 | Pittsburg State University | 15000 | 23900 | 0.3718 | 4,561 | 1055 | 0.5487 | |
| 15 | Stephen F Austin State University | 15000 | 23400 | 0.3585 | 9,905 | 1055 | 0.8339 | |
| 17 | Central Michigan University | 15300 | 38700 | 0.6045 | 10,238 | 1099 | 0.9104 | |
| 18 | University of Central Missouri | 15700 | 26600 | 0.4094 | 10,397 | 1055 | 0.7439 | |
| 18 | University of North Texas | 15700 | 26100 | 0.3982 | 34,414 | 1094 | 0.7089 | |
| 20 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 16200 | 33900 | 0.5219 | 4,056 | 1090 | 0.4151 | |
| 21 | Texas Tech University | 16300 | 27100 | 0.3984 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 22 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 16400 | 26500 | 0.3822 | 23,003 | 1164 | 0.7367 | |
| 23 | California State University-Long Beach | 16600 | 25800 | 0.3567 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 23 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | 16600 | 31500 | 0.4731 | 9,827 | 1329 | 0.6737 | |
| 25 | The University of Texas at Arlington | 16800 | 28100 | 0.4027 | 32,545 | 1129 | 0.799 | |
| 26 | Sam Houston State University | 16900 | 27100 | 0.3762 | 17,822 | 1035 | 0.9372 | |
| 27 | Middle Tennessee State University | 17100 | 29000 | 0.4106 | 18,042 | 1140 | 0.6909 | |
| 28 | University of Massachusetts-Boston | 17300 | 89500 | 0.8064 | 12,138 | 1189 | 0.8379 | |
| 29 | California State University-Sacramento | 17500 | 30700 | 0.4298 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 30 | Carson-Newman University | 17600 | 51900 | 0.6611 | 1,912 | 1075 | 0.6381 | |
| 30 | Morgan State University | 17600 | 42200 | 0.5834 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 32 | The University of Texas at Austin | 17800 | 28100 | 0.3661 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 33 | San Jose State University | 18100 | 41100 | 0.5591 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 34 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 18500 | 48900 | 0.6212 | 5,274 | 1103 | 0.9513 | |
| 35 | Olivet Nazarene University | 18600 | 79300 | 0.7661 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 36 | Valdosta State University | 18800 | 29600 | 0.3647 | 7,199 | 1005 | 0.7769 | |
| 37 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 19300 | 30600 | 0.3691 | 7,425 | 1074 | 0.9147 | |
| 38 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 20100 | 57800 | 0.652 | 5,196 | 1050 | 0.8422 | |
| 39 | South Dakota State University | 20200 | 25200 | 0.2009 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 39 | University of Northern Iowa | 20200 | 24800 | 0.1844 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 41 | Ferris State University | 20700 | 31000 | 0.3328 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 42 | Iowa State University | 21100 | 25700 | 0.1794 | 26,346 | 1212 | 0.8793 | |
| 43 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 21200 | 33600 | 0.3688 | 21,469 | 1167 | 0.9061 | |
| 44 | Fashion Institute of Technology | 21500 | 77500 | 0.7223 | 7,880 | 0 | 0.6701 | |
| 45 | University of the Incarnate Word | 21900 | 58000 | 0.6222 | 4,651 | 1010 | 0.9947 | |
| 46 | Florida State University | 22200 | 32100 | 0.3082 | 34,271 | 1369 | 0.2383 | |
| 47 | Meredith College | 22500 | 67400 | 0.666 | 1,212 | 1239 | 0.7506 | |
| 47 | Park University | 22500 | 31300 | 0.2816 | 4,657 | 1035 | 0.6904 | |
| 49 | Seattle Pacific University | 22700 | 98900 | 0.7708 | 1,657 | 1174 | 0.9301 | |
| 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 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 22900 | 36100 | 0.3653 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 53 | Judson University | 24000 | 49100 | 0.5122 | 697 | 1010 | 0.8905 | |
| 54 | Abilene Christian University | 24500 | 58800 | 0.5835 | 5,101 | 1149 | 0.6615 | |
| 55 | Southeast Missouri State University | 25600 | 28600 | 0.107 | 7,926 | 1070 | 0.6897 | |
| 56 | George Fox University | 26200 | 92800 | 0.7179 | 3,530 | 1168 | 0.9282 | |
| 57 | University of Central Arkansas | 26700 | 31200 | 0.1461 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 58 | Weber State University | 27100 | 31500 | 0.1399 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 59 | North Dakota State University | 27400 | 30400 | 0.0976 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 59 | University of Central Oklahoma | 27400 | 33800 | 0.1892 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 61 | Mississippi Christian University | 27500 | 45100 | 0.3897 | 2,583 | 1222 | 0.8416 | |
| 62 | Columbus College of Art & Design | 27600 | 90300 | 0.6942 | 885 | 1080 | 0.6766 | |
| 62 | University of Bridgeport | 27600 | 65800 | 0.5806 | 1,570 | 1000 | 0.8302 | |
| 64 | Marymount University | 28100 | 99100 | 0.7164 | 2,503 | 1095 | 0.9316 | |
| 65 | Lawrence Technological University | 29800 | 99100 | 0.6996 | 2,661 | 1149 | 0.8101 | |
| 66 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 30000 | 78300 | 0.6169 | 14,267 | 1363 | 0.6693 | |
| 66 | Salem College | 30000 | 55300 | 0.4563 | 464 | 1080 | 0.789 | |
| 68 | Oklahoma Christian University | 30600 | 45000 | 0.3185 | 2,098 | 1129 | 0.9654 | |
| 69 | Brenau University | 30800 | 53000 | 0.4193 | 1,336 | 1105 | 0.9317 | |
| 70 | Kent State University at Kent | 30900 | 37500 | 0.1751 | 21,144 | 1104 | 0.7603 | |
| 71 | Suffolk University | 31000 | 75700 | 0.5907 | 4,247 | 1209 | 0.8228 | |
| 72 | Chaminade University of Honolulu | 31900 | 78800 | 0.5952 | 1,732 | 1108 | 0.9117 | |
| 73 | Liberty University | 32500 | 44700 | 0.2729 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 73 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | 32500 | 35000 | 0.0732 | 6,227 | 1184 | 0.9171 | |
| 75 | Cleveland Institute of Art | 32800 | 67800 | 0.5161 | 545 | 1176 | 0.6135 | |
| 76 | Adrian College | 33200 | 70200 | 0.5267 | 1,675 | 1045 | 0.7257 | |
| 76 | Belmont University | 33200 | 72300 | 0.5412 | 7,174 | 1273 | 0.9367 | |
| 76 | Harding University | 33200 | 47800 | 0.3047 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 79 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 33400 | 38200 | 0.1273 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 79 | Winthrop University | 33400 | 52500 | 0.3638 | 4,289 | 1130 | 0.8281 | |
| 81 | Baylor University | 33500 | 70400 | 0.5244 | 14,183 | 1302 | 0.5222 | |
| 82 | College for Creative Studies | 33800 | 108300 | 0.6876 | 1,376 | 1100 | 0.9194 | |
| 83 | California Baptist University | 34300 | 69800 | 0.5084 | 8,707 | 1024 | 0.8139 | |
| 83 | George Washington University | 34300 | 81800 | 0.5808 | 11,495 | 1436 | 0.4713 | |
| 85 | Samford University | 34600 | 93800 | 0.6312 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 86 | Converse University | 36000 | 51200 | 0.2966 | 1,182 | 1129 | 0.6787 | |
| 87 | New England Institute of Technology | 36100 | 89400 | 0.5961 | 1,718 | 1030 | 0.6673 | |
| 88 | East Carolina University | 36600 | 42700 | 0.1421 | 21,693 | 1065 | 0.9003 | |
| 89 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 37300 | 66700 | 0.4409 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 89 | Western Michigan University | 37300 | 37900 | 0.0158 | 13,714 | 1089 | 0.9121 | |
| 91 | Washington State University | 37500 | 53600 | 0.2998 | 21,400 | 1131 | 0.861 | |
| 92 | East Tennessee State University | 38300 | 38500 | 0.0052 | 10,829 | 1124 | 0.8619 | |
| 93 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 38800 | 38800 | 0 | 14,865 | 1175 | 0.9113 | |
| 94 | Drexel University | 39500 | 86400 | 0.5431 | 12,318 | 1354 | 0.699 | |
| 95 | Wentworth Institute of Technology | 41200 | 64900 | 0.3653 | 4,182 | 1317 | 0.8783 | |
| 96 | University of Florida | 42800 | 45700 | 0.0635 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 97 | Marist University | 42900 | 75800 | 0.4339 | 5,644 | 1279 | 0.5599 | |
| 98 | Texas Christian University | 44300 | 87400 | 0.4934 | 11,152 | 1268 | 0.4809 | |
| 99 | Oregon State University | 44800 | 61900 | 0.2766 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 100 | High Point University | 45200 | 72900 | 0.3798 | 5,135 | 1263 | 0.7531 | |
| 101 | University of New Haven | 46000 | 70700 | 0.3492 | 4,969 | 1219 | 0.5589 | |
| 102 | Appalachian State University | 46500 | 46500 | 0 | 19,732 | 1174 | 0.9388 | |
| 103 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 48200 | 51200 | 0.0598 | 43,633 | 1342 | 0.4343 | |
| 104 | University of Kentucky | 48300 | 59900 | 0.1938 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 105 | Michigan State University | 49200 | 56200 | 0.1245 | 41,415 | 1212 | 0.8324 | |
| 105 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 49200 | 58800 | 0.1628 | 25,054 | 1225 | 0.7762 | |
| 107 | Moore College of Art and Design | 49700 | 114300 | 0.5652 | 535 | 1292 | 0.5646 | |
| 108 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 50300 | 52900 | 0.0485 | 14,834 | 1149 | 0.7803 | |
| 109 | The University of Alabama | 53700 | 58000 | 0.0741 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 110 | Queens University of Charlotte | 58400 | 72400 | 0.1935 | 1,210 | 1244 | 0.805 | |
| 111 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 58800 | 62100 | 0.0531 | 8,513 | 1160 | 0.9261 | |
| 112 | Auburn University | 59400 | 59400 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 113 | Mercyhurst University | 61200 | 68000 | 0.1 | 2,214 | 1203 | 0.775 | |
| 114 | Columbia College Chicago | 63000 | 68500 | 0.0803 | 4,346 | 0 | 0.738 | |
| 115 | The New School | 64200 | 94500 | 0.3207 | 7,171 | 1268 | 0.5718 | |
| 116 | Pratt Institute-Main | 70300 | 91800 | 0.2342 | 3,734 | 1249 | 0.8638 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.