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Design degrees in the USA in 2024

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Interior Design UG:Bachelor

University of Idaho United States

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Interior Design AAS

Alfred State SUNY College of Technology United States

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Digital Media Technology & Design Associate Degree

Fulton-Montgomery Community College United States

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Fashion Design BFA

University of North Texas (UNT) United States

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Graphic Design and Media Arts BA

Southern New Hampshire University United States

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BS Interior Design BS

University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) United States

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Design Degrees in the USA

Study Design Degrees

Design degrees are likely to be multi-discipline, allowing you to foster your creativity within several fields such as product, environmental, industrial, engineering and experience design. You will be encouraged to develop your skill sets and work towards entering the workplace as a successful designer for the future.

Graduates of degrees in design can pick from careers in many fields such as product design, UX design, environmental design, graphic design and fashion design.

Your degree will be delivered in a mixture of modes, including lectures, tutorials, seminars and group projects. Depending on your course, you may also have the option to take part in a work placement. Modules you study could include:

  • Introduction to design concepts
  • Design practises
  • Interaction with design
  • Design history

Study in the USA

With over 1.1 million international students choosing the USA as their higher education destination each year, the country is one of the most popular study abroad destinations in the world. There are consistently many USA based universities and colleges ranked within the top 100 in the QS World University rankings, and it is not uncommon for the top 10 rankings to be dominated by American universities as well. As one of the biggest countries in the world, you will have many choices when it comes to deciding where you want to study abroad.

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