The average annual wage of an interior designer in 2009 was $51,990.
Interior designers plan and design interiors of residential, commercial and even industrial buildings. In most states, interior designers must be licensed to practice professionally. Most interior designers obtain their licenses by passing the National Council of Interior Design Qualification exam. Interior design schools in New York prepare students for this exam.
Parsons The New School for Design
Parsons The New School for Design, in New York City, offers a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design degree. Coursework for the program includes art and design history, architectural issues and design concepts for residences, institutions, special building types and commercial spaces. Senior students may apply for a workshop that designs, develops and constructs a project for a nonprofit client.
Parsons also offers a Master of Fine Arts in Interior Design degree that focuses on architecture, lighting design and product design, and an Associate of Applied Science degree that prepares students for the NCIDQ exam.
Parsons The New School for Design
66 Fifth Ave.
New York, NY 10011
212-229-8900
newschool.edu
Metropolitan Institute of Design
The Metropolitan Institute of Design, in Syosset, offers a three semester Practical Aspects of Interior Design diploma program. Topics of study include color, dimensioning, client analysis, diagrams, materials and finishes, space planning, floor plans, elevations, lighting, perspective and furniture plans.
Also offered is an advanced studies program in interior design. Coursework for the two year professional program includes design issues, professional ethics, cost and material estimating, budget estimating, historical styles, color mixing, composition, kitchen and bath design, introduction to computer aided design, residential design and advanced lighting.
Metropolitan Institute of Design
200 Oak Drive
Syosset, NY 11791
516-845-4033
met-design.com
New York School of Interior Design
The New York School of Interior Design, in New York City, offers two undergraduate degree programs in interior design. The Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design degree satisfies the requirements for local and national interior design associations and prepares graduates for the qualifying exams for state interior design certification. The Bachelor of Arts in the History of the Interior and Decorative Arts is a liberal arts degree in art history, with an emphasis on interior environments.
The Associate in Applied Science degree, a two-year program, includes coursework in residential and commercial design studios, architecture, decorative arts and graphic communications.
The Master of Fine Arts-Professional Level degree program is a three-year program for students with a bachelor's degree in an unrelated field, while the two-year, Master of Fine Arts Post-professional degree program offers advanced study in interior design history, methods and theory for students with a related bachelor's degree. The Master of Professional Studies in Sustainable Interior Environments, a one-year program, covers the design of interior spaces that may impact the world in a positive way.
New York School of Interior Design
170 E. 70th St.
New York, NY 10021
212-472-1500
nysid.edu
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