School of Planning, Design and Construction

Michigan State University, Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design

Job Placement Rates

• 88% of students who graduated in 2020 were employed in interior design field or continuing their education within 6 months of graduation.
• 94 % of students who graduated in 2019 were employed in interior design field or continuing their education within 6 months of graduation.
• 100 % of students who graduated in 2018 was employed in interior design field or continuing their education within 6 months of graduation.

Employment Placement

HKS, HOK, Gensler, Anderson Miller Ltd., Steelcase, Herman Miller, Neumann/Smith Architecture, Stantec, Kraemer Design Group, WorkSquared, Nelson, Pace Howe Design, dPOP, NBS Commercial Interiors, Ankrom Moisan Architects, TMP Architecture, Custer.

Acceptance into Graduate Programs

• 5.9 % of students who graduated in 2020 applied for graduate school, and 100% were accepted.
• 5.3 % of students who graduated in 2019 applied for graduate school, and 100% were accepted.
• 13.3 % of students who graduated in 2018 applied for graduate school, and 100% were accepted.

Retention/Attrition

The Interior Design program has limited enrollment for the upper division. Pre-major Interior Design students must pass the second-year portfolio review to be admitted into the third year of the Interior Design program.

2020

• Second-Year Review: 22 students submitted second-year portfolios for review. 20 students were admitted into the third year of the program.

• 100% of students admitted into the upper division in the spring of 2020 returned in the fall of 2020, putting the attrition rate at 0%

2019

• Second-Year Review: 26 students submitted second-year portfolios for review. 20 students were admitted into the third year of the program.

• 100% of students admitted into the upper division in the spring of 2019 returned in the fall of 2019, putting the attrition rate at 0%.

2018

• Second-Year Review: 28 students submitted second-year portfolios for review. 20 students were admitted into the third year of the program.

• 95% of students admitted into the upper division in the spring of 2018 returned in the fall of 2018, putting the attrition rate at 5%.

Graduation Rates

• Of the students graduating in 2020, 100% graduated in 4 or 5 years.
• Of the students graduating in 2019, 100% graduated in 4 or 5 years.
• Of the students graduating in 2018, 100% graduated in 4 or 5 years.

Awards/Competitions/Scholarships

2021-2022 Academic Year

• Schwabauer and NBS Commercial Interiors Scholarship:
  • Bridget Hipp, Emily Bojo, Monika Abarius
• Morna Kline Memorial Fund:
  
  • Mahlah Armstead
• Margaret Mika Endowed Scholarship:
  
  • Undergraduates: Brooklyn Nurenberg, Olivia Owen, Sydney Taylor, Won Jang.
  • Graduates: Rabia Faizan, Morna Halsaxton
• Mary Shipley Endowed Scholarship:
  • Alexis Traxler, Bin Kuang, Mackenzie Wells, Sydney Jones
• Mary Louise Gephart Donnell Fellowship:
  • Kristy Kellom, Morna Hallsaxton, Rabia Faizan
• IDSO/NBS Commercial Interiors Charrette Scholarship:
  • First place: Jessica Sluiter, Sydney herm, Sydney Taylor, Tiana Ross, Emma Sturgill, Samantha Brown
  • Second place: Julia Gough, Mahlah Armstead, Megan DePolo, Emily Bojo, Rachel Myers, Sammy Pietrinferno, Taylor Martinez
• International Interior Designers Association (IIDA) ThinkUp Design Competition:
  • Olivia Owen, Mikayla Greenlund

2020-2021 Academic Year

• Schwabauer and NBS Commercial Interiors Scholarship:
  • Won Jang, Monika Abarius
• Morna Kline Memorial Fund:
  • Jieun Yun
• Mary Shipley Endowed Scholarship:
  • Taylor Howes, Jieun Yun
•  IDSO/NBS Commercial Interiors Charrette Scholarship:
  • First place: Jessica Sluiter , Dima Alnajjar , Tommy Lorio , Brooklyn Nurenberg
  • Second place: Julia Kassel , Monika Gerber , Won Jang, Emily Bojo, Kalub Strom
• Home Builders Association-Professional Women in Building (HBA-PWB) Scholarship:
  
  • Nicole Laffrey
• Mary Louise Gephart Donnell Fellowship:
  • Deidre Cimino, Hebatella Nazmy, Kristy Kellom
• Home Builders Association (HBA) Design Challenge:
  • First place: Gyuri Jang, Dima Alnajjar, Julia Kasse
  • Second place: Megan Emke, Lucia Cibelli, Jiuen Yun
  • Third place: Rachel Rantenan, Chloe Jaworski, Sophia Tigla
• International Interior Designers Association (IIDA) ThinkUp Design Competition:
  • Lucia Cibelli, Sydney Rieck
• International Interior Designers Association (IIDA) Michigan Finish 2 Fashion Competition: 

  • Best Hair & Makeup and People's choice awards.: Sam Babineau, Marleigh VandenBussche, Elizabeth Sullwold, Wonney Jang, Brooklyn Nurenburg, Monique Ross, Juhi Patel, Mary Emerick, Jenna Erickson, Jessica Sluiter

•  Board of Trustees Award

  • Nicole Laffrey