Industrial Design?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I'm interested in going into industrial design, but I'm confused when it comes to which programs are good. </p>

<p>Many art schools like RISD, SCAD, etc. have industrial design majors, but they don't seem to focus very much on math, applied science, or humanities. Their programs look to be very focused on design.</p>

<p>Then there are programs at schools like Georgia Tech that require you to take Calculus I and II, Physics, and don't have too many design classes at all. </p>

<p>What should I be looking for when looking at Industrial Design schools? Is there a list of the top schools for this major? </p>

<p>Thanks so much if you can help!</p>

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<p>Check these resources:</p>

<p>[Core77.com</a> • View forum - students and schools](<a href=“students and schools - Core77 Discussion Boards”>students and schools - Core77 Discussion Boards)</p>

<p>[List</a> of ID Schools | Industrial Designers Society of America - IDSA](<a href=“http://www.idsa.org/content/content1/list-id-schools]List”>http://www.idsa.org/content/content1/list-id-schools)</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.designschools.com/career-guidance/design-school-rankings.html[/url]”>http://www.designschools.com/career-guidance/design-school-rankings.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Please be aware that this is only one ranking system and that NO ranking system incorporates everything that is of significance to any one person. I also believe that the 2011 ratings in DI may have been released very recently.</p>

<p>2010 DI Undergraduate Industrial Design Rankings

  1. Art Center College of Design
  2. Pratt Institute
  3. Rhode Island School of Design
  4. Carnegie Mellon University
  5. University of Cincinnati
  6. Cleveland Institute of Art
  7. Savannah College of Art and Design
  8. College for Creative Studies
  9. Rochester Institute of Technology
  10. Auburn University
  11. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  12. Arizona State University
  13. California College of the Arts
  14. California State University, Long Beach
  15. Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design
  16. Ohio State University
  17. Syracuse University
  18. Georgia Institute of Technology
  19. Stanford University
  20. Massachusetts College of Art
  21. North Carolina State University
  22. San Jose State University
  23. University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign</p>