A program in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to apply artistic principles and techniques to the professional planning, designing, equipping, and furnishing of residential and commercial interior spaces. Includes instruction in computer applications, drafting, and graphic techniques; principles of interior lighting, acoustics, systems integration, and color coordination; furniture and furnishings; textiles and their finishing; the history of interior design and period styles; basic structural design; building codes and inspection regulations; and applications to office, hotel, factory, restaurant and housing design.
| Major | Graduates | Colleges |
| Graphic Design | 4,674 | 282 |
| Design and Visual Communications, General | 2,676 | 112 |
| Illustration | 1,689 | 44 |
| Fashion/Apparel Design | 1,678 | 59 |
| Industrial and Product Design | 1,533 | 53 |
| Game and Interactive Media Design | 1,071 | 50 |
| Commercial and Advertising Art | 904 | 64 |
| Design and Applied Arts, Other | 546 | 33 |
| Interior Architecture | 480 | 32 |