I am a junior in high school and I am interested in pursuing interior design. I live in New York, so I am close to New York City. I am curious as to what the most prestigious colleges are for interior design in the U.S. but I am most interested in the New York City area. Thanks!
My wife is a professor of Interior Design, but not in New York. Here are all of the CIDA accredited programs in New York State:
Buffalo State, Buffalo
Interior Design Program
Interior Design Department
School of Arts and Humanities
Bachelor of Fine Arts (2004, 2010)
Terry A. Postero, Chair
Phone: 716.878.5252
E-mail: interiordesign@buffalostate.edu
Web: http://www.buffalostate.edu/interiordesign/
Cornell University, Ithaca
Interior Design Program
Department of Design and Environmental Analysis
College of Human Ecology
Bachelor of Science (2002, 2008)*
Dr. Franklin D. Becker, Chairman
Phone: 607.255.1950
E-mail: fdb2@cornell.edu
Web: http://www.human.cornell.edu/che/DEA/index.cfm
Fashion Institute of Technology State University of New York, New York
Interior Design Department
Bachelor of Fine Arts (2007, 2013)
Takashi Kamiya, Chairperson
Phone: 212.217.7800
E-mail: fitinfo@sfitva.cc.suny.edu
Web: http://www3.fitnyc.edu/interiordesign/
New York Institute of Technology – Old Westbury
Interior Design Department
School of Architecture and Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design (2007, 2013)
Martha Siegel, Chair
Phone: 516.686.7786
E-mail: interiordesign@nyit.edu
Web: http://www.nyit.edu
New York School of Interior Design, New York
Interior Design Program
Bachelor of Fine Arts (2006, 2012)
Scott M. Ageloff, SVP for Academic Affairs and Dean
Phone: 212.472.1500
E-mail: scott@nysid.edu
Web: http://www.nysid.edu
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn
Interior Design Department
School of Art and Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts – Interior Design (2009, 2015)
Anita Cooney, Chair
Phone: 718.636.3630
E-mail: acooney@pratt.edu
Web: http://www.pratt.edu
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester
Professional Level Program
Department of Interior Design
School of Design
College of Imaging Arts and Sciences
Bachelor of Fine Arts (2007, 2013)
Charles Lewis, Professor and Chair
Phone: 585.475.6357
E-mail: CFLFAA@rit.edu
Web: http://www.rit.edu/~651www/
School of Visual Arts, New York
Interior Design Department
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design (2004, 2010)
Jane Smith, Chair
Phone: 212.592.2572
E-mail: janesmith@sva.edu
E-mail: sclemente@sva.edu
Web: http://www.schoolofvisualarts.edu/
Syracuse University, Syracuse
Interior Design Program
School of Art and Design
College of Visual & Performing Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design (2009, 2015)
Dr. Lucinda Kaukas Havenhand, Program Coordinator
Phone: 315.443.2455
E-mail: design@vpa.syr.edu
Web: http://vpa.syr.edu/index.cfm/page/interior-design