Curate a career with color, pattern, and texture with a degree in interior design
Craft environments that elevate our unique human potential
At SCAD, interior design students become purpose-driven placemakers within the vibrant cultures of Atlanta and Savannah. SCAD’s award-winning interior design programs prime students to join a market projected to reach more than $175 billion by 2030. Students investigate the full range of career paths and considerations in the field — from the formal and technical to the environmental, behavioral, and financial — while infusing their own point of view and visual identity. Cultivating proficiency with leading-edge technologies, they generate real-world solutions rooted in sustainability, wellness, and originality across typologies. Through SCADpro, the university’s innovation design studio, students can apply their skills directly to interdisciplinary collaborations with major companies in the restaurant, culture, retail, and resort spaces.
Student work
"Diaoyutai Hotel Hangzhou" | Ken Hu View more student work
Alumni Erica Kelly and Caty Cote of Flourish Collaborative
SCAD interior design alumni are shaping the future of the industry across diverse typologies and platforms at prestigious global firms and their own innovative studios. As co-founders of Flourish Collaborative, alumni Erica Kelly (B.F.A., interior design, 2012) and Caty Cote (B.F.A., interior design, 2011) activate experiences and environments, expanding beyond design through visual branding and content creation.
“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. To thrive in this industry, many students choose to pursue a double major or related minor at SCAD. You can explore new perspectives, harness diverse creative approaches, and develop a distinctive, well-rounded style — all while earning multiple degrees.
Related majors that may interest you:
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A new era of STEM is here
Go beyond the basics of STEM at SCAD, home to more than 30 future-forward programs featured on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Designated STEM Programs List. From animation and architecture to robotics, themed entertainment design, and more — opportunities await at SCAD.
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