$60,000
Starting Salary, NJIT Average
$65,757
Mid-Career Salary, National Average
Value Colleges recently ranked Industrial Design as the 16th Best Value for Undergraduate Programs in the U.S. NASAD accredited.

What do Industrial Design majors do?

Skill Set
Industrial designers creatively blend art and design, business, materials science, engineering, and computer technology to create products, solve problems, add value to our lives, and humanize the objects, processes, services and systems used daily by everyone. As an industrial designer, not only are you responsible for the creation of beautiful, functional objects, you will be called upon to create products capable of eliciting emotional responses, directly affecting the quality of life and standard of living for people around the world.

Degrees Offered

Career Prospects

Where do Industrial Design majors work?

Common Job Titles
  • Toy Designer
  • Furniture Designer
  • Product/Industrial Designer
  • Lighting Designer
  • Exhibit Designer
Top Employers
  • American Design Club
  • Artistic Tile
  • Cambridge Silversmiths
  • Dauphin North America
  • Enchanté Lites
What our students are saying
  • Andrew Elcock
    Through my design class I was able to work alongside a ton of industry experts. I have definitely grown because of the connections I have made."
    Andrew Elcock
  • Jenna Stuiso
    My aim is to use design as a vehicle to understand and create positive social change."
    Jenna Stuiso
  • Renee Collins
    NJIT gave me both the skills and community I needed to grow as a designer."
    Renee Collins

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