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The Interior Design Career Guide

A guide for your career plans in Interior Design

Job prospects are rosy in the Interior Design field. Interior Design is a popular career, however. In order to make the most of the exciting opportunities that are available, you’ll need to make sure you get the best possible start.

Getting your Career in Interior Design off the Ground
Your success in interior design will depend upon your eye for design, shape, color. It’s important to be creative and innovative, and to be comfortable with new technology. You’ll also need good communication skills and have the ability to maintain a vision of the end result while focusing on the details that bring it to life.

But before you get the chance to demonstrate these capabilities, you’ll need to go to college to study interior design. Like many careers, the basis of a career in interior design is a college degree. Clients that hire interior designers are looking for someone with at least an associate interior design degree. For more complex, larger or higher profile jobs, clients prefer to hire someone with a bachelor’s or master’s degree. So, to get your career off the ground, formal interior design study is a must.

What Will I Study in Interior Design?
In an interior design college program you’ll study the basic skills of drawing, perspective, color, proportion and computer-aided design. You’ll learn how to use furniture, accessories and color to transform residential and commercial spaces in a way that meets your client’s criteria. You’ll also learn how to ensure that your designs accord with the relevant legal and accessibility requirements.

Interior Design School Directory

Students may search Interior Design programs by location, subject area, and even degree type. Our interface makes it easy to research Interior Design schools and compare different programs side by side.

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Learn more about your Interior Design Career

What does it mean to study Interior Design?
Interior designers plan interior spaces and creatively shape these spaces to please their clients. Designers must have an architectural bent beyond what's expected of interior decorators [...] read more

Interior Design Careers - Future Outlook
Have you ever wondered why the rooms that performers usually wait in before going on stage are green? Have you ever wondered why hospitals are usually bright white on the inside [...] read more

General Career Information: Interior Design Jobs
Those with interior design careers intuitively understand the relationship between people and places. Their job is to design a living or working space that complements a person's lifestyle [...] read more

General Outlook - Job Openings & Education Requirements
Projected job growth varies widely by education and training requirements. Education is essential in getting a high-paying job. In fact allmost all of the highest paying occupations require a college degree [...] read more

How to get required Education
Learn more about how to get the right education for your Interior Design career plans. Learn about selecting the right school that offers the required Interior Design degree [...] read more

Top Online Interior Design Schools

The Art Institute of Pittsburgh – Online Division Develop your creative potential through The Art Institute of Pittsburgh - Online Division where we give you the freedom to decide when and where to attend class. Because you're always on the go, we offer education to go wherever you connect to the Internet. While we meet the demands of your busy lifestyle, our online degree and diploma programs go even further by embracing the standards of excellence long held by The Art Institute of Pittsburgh and The Art Institutes system of schoo [...] Learn more

Available Programs:

Interior Design, Residential Planning Learn more

	Westwood College A Westwood College degree means less time in school, so you can spend more time building your career and income. Designed for today’s fast-paced lifestyles, our career-focused degree programs come with great benefits. Learn more
Available Programs:	Interior Design Learn more