2025 Best Interior Design Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Interior Design is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #83 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for interior design students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 169 associate degrees in interior design to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Interior Design School for Your Associate Degree

The interior design associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on interior design students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of interior design students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized interior design related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for interior design students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Interior Design Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Interior Design Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Interior Design in the Great Lakes Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for interior design students seeking a an associate degree.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools for an Associate in Interior Design

1

Madison Area Technical College
Madison, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Madison Area Technical College if you want to pursue an associate degree in interior design. Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in interior design from Madison Area Technical College

2

Gateway Technical College
Kenosha, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Gateway Technical College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in interior design. Located in the city of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in interior design from Gateway Technical College

3

Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

Ivy Tech Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in interior design. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very large student population.More information about a associate in interior design from Ivy Tech Community College

4

College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, IL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

College of DuPage is a wonderful decision for students pursuing an associate degree in interior design. COD is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of Glen Ellyn.More information about a associate in interior design from College of DuPage

5

Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

MATC is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Milwaukee.More information about a associate in interior design from Milwaukee Area Technical College

6

Sinclair Community College
Dayton, OH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in interior design from Sinclair Community College

7

Waukesha County Technical College
Pewaukee, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

WCTC is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Pewaukee.More information about a associate in interior design from Waukesha County Technical College

8

Cuyahoga Community College District
Cleveland, OH

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

20 Annual Graduates

Cuyahoga Community College District is a fairly large public college located in the city of Cleveland.More information about a associate in interior design from Cuyahoga Community College District

9

Fox Valley Technical College
Appleton, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

35 Annual Graduates

FVTC is a fairly large public college located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton.More information about a associate in interior design from Fox Valley Technical College

10

Henry Ford College
Dearborn, MI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Dearborn, Henry Ford College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in interior design from Henry Ford College

Best Interior Design Colleges by State

Explore the best interior design colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	450	32
Michigan	410	27
Illinois	267	25
Wisconsin	224	98
Indiana	221	13

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Interior Design Related Rankings by Major

Interior Design is one of 9 different types of Design & Applied Arts programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Graphic Design	307
Visual Communications	165
Commercial & Advertising Art	145
Commercial Photography	57
Game & Interactive Media Design	26
Illustration	11
Industrial Design	9
Other Design & Applied Arts	6
Fashion Design	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.