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Considering a degree in Interior Design?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Interior Design majors who live in North Carolina.
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 North Carolina.
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 | 8300 | 22000 | 0.6219 | 32,846 | 1005 | 0.9176 | |
| 2 | Ohio State University-Main Campus | 11400 | 32800 | 0.6521 | 46,627 | 1366 | 0.492 | |
| 3 | California State University-Fresno | 11600 | 19600 | 0.4106 | 21,954 | 995 | 0.9526 | |
| 4 | Northern Arizona University | 12100 | 30400 | 0.6012 | 22,203 | 1129 | 0.8961 | |
| 5 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 12400 | 31100 | 0.6022 | 39,193 | 1418 | 0.4081 | |
| 6 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 12600 | 29300 | 0.57 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 7 | Cleveland Institute of Art | 12800 | 67800 | 0.811 | 545 | 1176 | 0.6135 | |
| 8 | Kean University | 13300 | 39200 | 0.6607 | 11,932 | 1040 | 0.7811 | |
| 9 | San Francisco State University | 14200 | 47700 | 0.7025 | 19,444 | 1035 | 0.9644 | |
| 9 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 14200 | 19400 | 0.2693 | 14,865 | 1175 | 0.9113 | |
| 11 | Eastern Michigan University | 14400 | 33900 | 0.5767 | 10,034 | 1055 | 0.7772 | |
| 12 | University of Memphis | 14500 | 26400 | 0.4516 | 15,538 | 1080 | 0.7878 | |
| 12 | Western Michigan University | 14500 | 26500 | 0.4533 | 13,714 | 1089 | 0.9121 | |
| 14 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | 15100 | 26300 | 0.4255 | 4,056 | 1090 | 0.4151 | |
| 15 | Texas State University | 15200 | 26100 | 0.4175 | 39,353 | 1080 | 0.9118 | |
| 16 | Pittsburg State University | 15300 | 23900 | 0.3593 | 4,561 | 1055 | 0.5487 | |
| 17 | Central Michigan University | 15400 | 38700 | 0.6019 | 10,238 | 1099 | 0.9104 | |
| 18 | University of Central Missouri | 15700 | 26600 | 0.4094 | 10,397 | 1055 | 0.7439 | |
| 19 | University of North Texas | 16000 | 26100 | 0.3867 | 34,414 | 1094 | 0.7089 | |
| 20 | California State University-Long Beach | 16700 | 25800 | 0.3528 | 36,056 | 1135 | 0.4543 | |
| 20 | Morgan State University | 16700 | 30700 | 0.4556 | 9,027 | 965 | 0.8223 | |
| 20 | Stephen F Austin State University | 16700 | 27800 | 0.3986 | 9,905 | 1055 | 0.8339 | |
| 23 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | 17000 | 31500 | 0.4604 | 9,827 | 1329 | 0.6737 | |
| 23 | Sam Houston State University | 17000 | 27100 | 0.3726 | 17,822 | 1035 | 0.9372 | |
| 23 | The University of Texas at Arlington | 17000 | 28100 | 0.3956 | 32,545 | 1129 | 0.799 | |
| 26 | Appalachian State University | 17100 | 26000 | 0.3432 | 19,732 | 1174 | 0.9388 | |
| 27 | Weber State University | 17200 | 20300 | 0.153 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 28 | California State University-Sacramento | 17600 | 30700 | 0.4265 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 28 | East Carolina University | 17600 | 26100 | 0.3256 | 21,693 | 1065 | 0.9003 | |
| 30 | Carson-Newman University | 17800 | 51900 | 0.6573 | 1,912 | 1075 | 0.6381 | |
| 31 | The University of Texas at Austin | 18200 | 28100 | 0.3519 | 44,314 | 1356 | 0.2222 | |
| 32 | San Jose State University | 18300 | 41100 | 0.5542 | 29,890 | 1135 | 0.8039 | |
| 33 | Western Carolina University | 18500 | 20500 | 0.0977 | 10,268 | 1140 | 0.7076 | |
| 34 | Maryville University of Saint Louis | 18900 | 48900 | 0.6131 | 5,274 | 1103 | 0.9513 | |
| 34 | Olivet Nazarene University | 18900 | 79300 | 0.7623 | 2,704 | 1104 | 0.5586 | |
| 36 | Valdosta State University | 19000 | 29600 | 0.358 | 7,199 | 1005 | 0.7769 | |
| 37 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | 19600 | 30600 | 0.3593 | 7,425 | 1074 | 0.9147 | |
| 38 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 20300 | 35200 | 0.4229 | 8,513 | 1160 | 0.9261 | |
| 39 | SUNY Buffalo State University | 20400 | 57800 | 0.6468 | 5,196 | 1050 | 0.8422 | |
| 40 | North Dakota State University | 20600 | 25700 | 0.2008 | 9,762 | 1110 | 0.9496 | |
| 41 | Ferris State University | 20700 | 31000 | 0.3328 | 8,980 | 1015 | 0.8237 | |
| 42 | Salem College | 21400 | 55300 | 0.6125 | 464 | 1080 | 0.789 | |
| 43 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 21500 | 33600 | 0.3598 | 21,469 | 1167 | 0.9061 | |
| 44 | Fashion Institute of Technology | 21600 | 77500 | 0.721 | 7,880 | 0 | 0.6701 | |
| 45 | University of the Incarnate Word | 22100 | 58000 | 0.6188 | 4,651 | 1010 | 0.9947 | |
| 46 | Florida State University | 22200 | 32100 | 0.3082 | 34,271 | 1369 | 0.2383 | |
| 47 | Meredith College | 22500 | 61800 | 0.6367 | 1,212 | 1239 | 0.7506 | |
| 47 | Park University | 22500 | 31300 | 0.2816 | 4,657 | 1035 | 0.6904 | |
| 49 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 22700 | 30300 | 0.2511 | 7,753 | 1140 | 0.9245 | |
| 50 | Illinois State University | 22800 | 36400 | 0.3742 | 19,513 | 1115 | 0.8555 | |
| 51 | Seattle Pacific University | 23100 | 98900 | 0.7667 | 1,657 | 1174 | 0.9301 | |
| 52 | Judson University | 24000 | 49100 | 0.5122 | 697 | 1010 | 0.8905 | |
| 53 | Abilene Christian University | 24700 | 58800 | 0.5801 | 5,101 | 1149 | 0.6615 | |
| 54 | South Dakota State University | 25100 | 28700 | 0.1242 | 10,883 | 1115 | 0.9618 | |
| 55 | Southeast Missouri State University | 25600 | 28600 | 0.107 | 7,926 | 1070 | 0.6897 | |
| 56 | Indiana University-Indianapolis | 25900 | 28400 | 0.0902 | 14,834 | 1149 | 0.7803 | |
| 57 | Ball State University | 26500 | 26500 | 0 | 15,950 | 1185 | 0.8625 | |
| 58 | George Fox University | 26600 | 92800 | 0.7136 | 3,530 | 1168 | 0.9282 | |
| 59 | University of Central Arkansas | 26700 | 31200 | 0.1461 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 60 | Mississippi Christian University | 27500 | 45100 | 0.3897 | 2,583 | 1222 | 0.8416 | |
| 61 | University of Bridgeport | 27700 | 65800 | 0.5791 | 1,570 | 1000 | 0.8302 | |
| 61 | University of Central Oklahoma | 27700 | 33800 | 0.1803 | 10,777 | 1075 | 0.7812 | |
| 63 | Columbus College of Art & Design | 27800 | 90300 | 0.692 | 885 | 1080 | 0.6766 | |
| 64 | Marymount University | 28400 | 99100 | 0.7133 | 2,503 | 1095 | 0.9316 | |
| 65 | University of Northern Iowa | 28700 | 37300 | 0.2297 | 7,800 | 1115 | 0.9313 | |
| 66 | Queens University of Charlotte | 29500 | 70400 | 0.581 | 1,210 | 1244 | 0.805 | |
| 67 | Baylor University | 30000 | 70400 | 0.5741 | 14,183 | 1302 | 0.5222 | |
| 68 | Lawrence Technological University | 30100 | 99100 | 0.6966 | 2,661 | 1149 | 0.8101 | |
| 69 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 30300 | 78300 | 0.6131 | 14,267 | 1363 | 0.6693 | |
| 70 | Oklahoma Christian University | 30600 | 45000 | 0.3185 | 2,098 | 1129 | 0.9654 | |
| 71 | Iowa State University | 30700 | 45200 | 0.3221 | 26,346 | 1212 | 0.8793 | |
| 72 | Brenau University | 30800 | 53000 | 0.4193 | 1,336 | 1105 | 0.9317 | |
| 73 | Kent State University at Kent | 30900 | 37500 | 0.1751 | 21,144 | 1104 | 0.7603 | |
| 74 | Suffolk University | 31100 | 83500 | 0.6276 | 4,247 | 1209 | 0.8228 | |
| 75 | Chaminade University of Honolulu | 31900 | 78800 | 0.5952 | 1,732 | 1108 | 0.9117 | |
| 76 | Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | 32400 | 38400 | 0.1562 | 23,003 | 1164 | 0.7367 | |
| 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 | Adrian College | 33200 | 70200 | 0.5267 | 1,675 | 1045 | 0.7257 | |
| 79 | Belmont University | 33200 | 72300 | 0.5412 | 7,174 | 1273 | 0.9367 | |
| 79 | Harding University | 33200 | 47800 | 0.3047 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 82 | Winthrop University | 33400 | 52500 | 0.3638 | 4,289 | 1130 | 0.8281 | |
| 83 | College for Creative Studies | 33800 | 108300 | 0.6876 | 1,376 | 1100 | 0.9194 | |
| 84 | California Baptist University | 34300 | 69800 | 0.5084 | 8,707 | 1024 | 0.8139 | |
| 84 | George Washington University | 34300 | 81800 | 0.5808 | 11,495 | 1436 | 0.4713 | |
| 86 | Samford University | 34700 | 93800 | 0.6301 | 4,210 | 1199 | 0.8236 | |
| 87 | Bay Path University | 35300 | 57500 | 0.3863 | 1,178 | 1110 | 0.8514 | |
| 88 | Texas Tech University | 35800 | 41000 | 0.1269 | 34,021 | 1195 | 0.6906 | |
| 89 | Converse University | 36000 | 51200 | 0.2966 | 1,182 | 1129 | 0.6787 | |
| 90 | New England Institute of Technology | 36300 | 89400 | 0.5938 | 1,718 | 1030 | 0.6673 | |
| 91 | University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | 37500 | 40100 | 0.064 | 25,054 | 1225 | 0.7762 | |
| 91 | Washington State University | 37500 | 53600 | 0.2998 | 21,400 | 1131 | 0.861 | |
| 93 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 37600 | 66700 | 0.4364 | 31,536 | 1366 | 0.5457 | |
| 94 | Middle Tennessee State University | 37900 | 48300 | 0.2154 | 18,042 | 1140 | 0.6909 | |
| 95 | East Tennessee State University | 38500 | 38500 | 0 | 10,829 | 1124 | 0.8619 | |
| 96 | Drexel University | 39800 | 86400 | 0.5397 | 12,318 | 1354 | 0.699 | |
| 97 | University of Florida | 42800 | 45700 | 0.0635 | 37,283 | 1406 | 0.2033 | |
| 98 | Marist University | 43200 | 75800 | 0.43 | 5,644 | 1279 | 0.5599 | |
| 99 | Wentworth Institute of Technology | 43900 | 71800 | 0.3886 | 4,182 | 1317 | 0.8783 | |
| 100 | Texas Christian University | 44200 | 87400 | 0.4945 | 11,152 | 1268 | 0.4809 | |
| 101 | Oregon State University | 44800 | 61900 | 0.2766 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 102 | High Point University | 45300 | 70300 | 0.3559 | 5,135 | 1263 | 0.7531 | |
| 103 | University of New Haven | 45900 | 70700 | 0.3506 | 4,969 | 1219 | 0.5589 | |
| 104 | Purdue University-Main Campus | 48200 | 51200 | 0.0598 | 43,633 | 1342 | 0.4343 | |
| 105 | University of Kentucky | 48600 | 59900 | 0.1892 | 25,535 | 1193 | 0.9294 | |
| 106 | Michigan State University | 49200 | 56200 | 0.1245 | 41,415 | 1212 | 0.8324 | |
| 107 | Moore College of Art and Design | 49800 | 114300 | 0.5643 | 535 | 1292 | 0.5646 | |
| 108 | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 50600 | 63800 | 0.2065 | 42,565 | 1339 | 0.7887 | |
| 109 | University of Cincinnati-Main Campus | 53300 | 53300 | 0 | 34,447 | 1273 | 0.8804 | |
| 110 | The University of Alabama | 53700 | 58000 | 0.0741 | 35,621 | 1238 | 0.7117 | |
| 111 | Auburn University | 59400 | 59400 | 0 | 27,907 | 1324 | 0.4593 | |
| 112 | Mercyhurst University | 61100 | 68000 | 0.1014 | 2,214 | 1203 | 0.775 | |
| 113 | Columbia College Chicago | 63200 | 68500 | 0.0773 | 4,346 | 0 | 0.738 | |
| 114 | The New School | 64000 | 94500 | 0.3228 | 7,171 | 1268 | 0.5718 | |
| 115 | Pratt Institute-Main | 70200 | 91800 | 0.2352 | 3,734 | 1249 | 0.8638 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.