$48,480
Starting Salary, NJIT Average
$58,693
Mid-Career Salary, National Average
Aspiring design professionals can combine Interior Design and Architecture degrees to qualify for certification/licensure in both fields.

What do Interior Design majors do?

Skill Set
As an Interior Designer, you will combine synthetic and analytic skills with an extensive knowledge of materials, color theory, construction methods, furniture, ergonomics, and user needs, to work on a wide range of projects that can include office, retail, hospitality, entertainment, restaurant, health care and residential, as well as in related fields that can range from furniture and lighting design to product marketing to construction. Interior designers leverage technology to analyze, synthesize, and pre-visualize solutions to design problems.
Career Prospects

Where do Interior Design majors work?

Common Job Titles
  • Interior Designer
  • Project Coordinator
  • Manufacturer’s Representative
  • Lighting Designer
Top Employers
  • Environetics
  • Gensler
  • HLW International
  • L’Oreal
  • Tricarico Architecture and Design PC
What our students are saying
  • Elouie  Gaspar
    From architecture to construction – all the elements of design exist in the program."
    Elouie Gaspar
  • Chloe Elizabeth Blottman
    I will forever cherish the wonderful memories of my college career at NJIT."
    Chloe Elizabeth Blottman
  • Amena Chaudhri
    I've really enjoyed the opportunity to learn from great professors and study with amazing peers."
    Amena Chaudhri

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