Elevate your environment with SCAD interior design
Combine expertise with high-tech resources to style spaces that wow
Interior designers enhance quality of life as they curate the places we love. At SCAD, interior design students join a 40-year, award-winning tradition of creating energetic, inspiring spaces. SCAD students explore a wide range of career paths, learning to maximize health, wellness, style, and sustainable practices across corporate, residential, retail, and hospitality design. Students capitalize on this wealth of contexts through SCADpro, the university's in-house creative consultancy, applying them to collaborations with corporate partners like Amazon, Chick-fil-A, Disney, and more.
SCAD interior design program ranked top in the U.S.
The SCAD undergraduate and graduate interior design programs are decorated with more No. 1 rankings than any other university, earning the top spots in DesignIntelligence's "Best Architecture and Design Schools" for the seventh time since 2008.
Student work
"Diaoyutai Hotel Hangzhou" | Ken Hu View more student work
Alumnus Ken Hu, vice president of Cheng Chung Design
A SCAD interior design degree prepares students for a range of careers in commercial, residential, and institutional design. As vice president of Cheng Chung Design in Hong Kong, alumnus Ken Hu (M.F.A., interior design, 1995) adds elegance to hotel, office, and apartment interiors throughout Asia.
“SCAD is like nothing I’ve ever seen before. Everything is aesthetically beautiful. Everybody is eager to learn. You’ve got new technologies set against a historic backdrop. It’s the perfect juxtaposition, and an exciting place to be.”
Brian Patrick Flynn | Interior designer, HGTV
Accredited by the Council for Interior Design
The interior design program leading to the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Atlanta and Savannah is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation.
Our mission
The interior design program prepares students to become responsible catalysts of change in the field of interior design. Effective communicators and innovative collaborators guided by professional ethics and values, SCAD graduates emerge as industry-ready, forward-thinking, purpose-driven designers and placemakers.
Our philosophy
The interior design program:
- Offers unparalleled in- and out-of-class educational opportunities for students.
- Utilizes SCAD's advanced teaching and learning resources and expertise to innovate and elevate the classroom experience.
- Cultivates a diverse, inclusive, and respectful academic community that fosters social responsibility.
- Maximizes opportunities for students and faculty to engage in interdisciplinary collaboration.
- Expands students' career connections through engagement with SCAD alumni, mentors, and creative business professionals.
- Amplifies students' professional communication skills (verbal, visual, and interpersonal) through engagement with SCADamp, the university's professional presentation studio.
- Fosters students to be creative and ethical leaders who embrace sustainable practices.
- Inspires students to elevate the human experience in the built environment through adaptive thinking and creative problem-solving.
- Celebrates faculty and student interior design expertise through professional certification.
Related majors and minors
Interior design is an ever-evolving field. In order to thrive in such an industry, many students choose to pursue a double major or related minor while they are here. You can explore new perspectives, harness diverse creative approaches, and develop a unique, well-rounded style — all while earning multiple degrees.
Related majors that may interest you:
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