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Best Industrial Design Schools Near Pinellas Park, FL (2026)
Updated September 5, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Pinellas Park, Florida is home to about 53,423 residents. Median household income is $62,043 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 25.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area, the top-earning industrial design-related role is Architectural and Engineering Managers at a median $169,310 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Industrial Design Schools to Pinellas Park
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer industrial design programs near Pinellas Park, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Pinellas Park city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Pinellas Park is part of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area (BLS area code 45300). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Florida statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Commercial and Industrial Designers
$78,890
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
$78,186
Industrial Engineers
$100,670
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
$99,772
Graphic Designers
$62,900
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
$62,339
Mechanical Drafters
$72,170
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
$71,526
Interior Designers
$61,850
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
$61,298
Architectural and Engineering Managers
$169,310
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
$167,800
Set and Exhibit Designers
$52,130
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
$51,665
Mechanical Engineers
$100,290
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
$99,395
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
Pinellas Park at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
53,423
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$62,043
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
25.1%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
100.9 (above U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Pinellas Park-Area Cities With Industrial Design Programs
What are the highest-paying industrial design roles near Pinellas Park?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying industrial design-related roles near Pinellas Park are: Architectural and Engineering Managers ($169,310), Industrial Engineers ($100,670), Mechanical Engineers ($100,290). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Florida statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Saint Petersburg instead of Pinellas Park?
Saint Petersburg, FL is 5.2 miles from Pinellas Park and has its own set of local industrial design programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
Is Pinellas Park an affordable place to study industrial design?
Pinellas Park’s median household income of $62,043 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Pinellas Park while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Florida public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
How do I verify a program is accredited?
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Data verified: September 5, 2026.
Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.