Interior Designers Institute

Newport Beach, California · Private, for-profit

All 2 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical California high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr). Another 3 could not be assessed.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

2 of 5 programs could be assessed 40% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical California high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Design	Associate's Degree	$52,768 1-year earnings	+$15,792	clears the bar	$24,500	1.6 yrs	30
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$67,473	+$30,497	clears the bar	$26,057	0.9 yrs	17
Interior Architecture	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,976/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.