Value Colleges Releases Top 50 Best Value Bachelor's in Industrial Design Degrees, 2017

CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Value Colleges (www.valuecolleges.com), an independent online guide to the best values in undergraduate and graduate education, is pleased to share their Top 50 Best Value Bachelor's in Industrial Design Degrees, 2017 at http://www.valuecolleges.com/rankings/undergraduate-industrial-design/.  

Industrial and Product Design is one of the most exciting and stimulating occupations for creative professionals today, combining art, technology, engineering, and marketing in a dynamic, perpetually growing field. Modern design is highly human-centered, focused on usability, attractiveness, and distinctiveness. To meet the unique requirements of industrial and product design, colleges and universities have had to work hard to develop cutting-edge, interdisciplinary programs that draw on every aspect of the process, from imagination to manufacturing. With degrees from sources as different as art and design schools, engineering schools, and business marketing programs, Value Colleges has brought some clarity to the field by putting together a comprehensive ranking of the very best values in Industrial and Product Design.

Value Colleges uses three data points to determine ranking: reputation according to U.S. News & World Report's overall score; prospective salary according to data from College Scorecard Alumni; and cost according to non-resident tuition rate.

The three Best Values for 2017 are: 1) Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah; 2) James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia; 3) San Jose State University in San Jose, California. Value Colleges congratulates the top three, as well as all the schools in this ranking!

The full list, in alphabetical order, is as follows:

Appalachian State University - Boone, NC

Arizona State University - Tempe, AZ

Art Center College of Design - Los Angeles, CA

Auburn University - Auburn, AL

Brigham Young University - Provo, UT

California State University, Long Beach - Long Beach, CA

Carnegie Mellon University - Pittsburgh, PA

Drexel University - Philadelphia, PA

Emily Carr University of Art & Design - Vancouver, BC

Ferris State University - Big Rapids, MI

Georgia Institute of Technology - Atlanta, GA

Iowa State University - Ames, IO

James Madison University - Harrisonburg, VA

Kansas State University - Manhattan, KS

Kean University - Union, NJ

Lawrence Technological University - Southfield, MI

Metropolitan State University of Denver - Denver, CO

Montclair State University - Montclair, NJ

New Jersey Institute of Technology - Newark, NJ

North Carolina State University - Raleigh, NC

Northern Michigan University - Marquette, MI

Ohio State University - Columbus, OH

Parsons School of Design (The New School) - New York, NY

Pennsylvania College of Technology

Philadelphia University - Philadelphia, PA

Purdue University - West Lafayette, IN

Rochester Institute of Technology - Rochester, NY

San Francisco State University - San Francisco, CA

San Jose State University - San Jose, CA

Southern Illinois University Carbondale - Carbondale, IL

Syracuse University - Syracuse, NY

University of Bridgeport - Bridgeport, CT

University of Cincinnati - Cincinnati, OH

University of Houston - Houston, TX

University of Illinois at Chicago - Chicago, IL

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Champaign-Urbana, IL

University of Kansas - Lawrence, KS

University of Lincoln - Lincoln, England

University of Louisiana at Lafayette - Lafayette, LA

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, MI

University of Minnesota - Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN

University of Notre Dame - Notre Dame, IN

University of Oregon - Eugene, OR

University of Utah - Salt Lake City, UT

University of Washington - Seattle, WA

University of Wisconsin-Stout - Menomonie, WI

Virginia Tech - Blacksburg, VA

Wayne State University - Detroit, MI

Wentworth Institute of Technology - Boston, MA

Western Washington University - Bellingham, WA

As site editor Carrie Sealey-Morris explains, "We tend to see the sciences and the arts as separate worlds; some people are good at science and math, and some people are good at art, and there is no overlap," but Industrial and Product Design shines a light on that misconception. "For modern design," Sealey-Morris continues, "imagination and creativity must come together with technical acumen; art and engineering work hand in hand to create products that grab attention, prove themselves useful, and even make their users love them." Product and industrial design is an important occupation that gets very little attention, either from consumers, or from high school guidance counselors and college advisors who help students make career decisions.

Contact:
Carrie Sealey-Morris, editor
Value Colleges
[email protected]
(512) 710-9901
http://www.valuecolleges.com/

SOURCE Value Colleges