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Best Industrial Design Schools Near Warner Robins, GA (2026)
Updated September 5, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Warner Robins, Georgia is home to about 81,438 residents. Median household income is $65,715 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 30.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Warner Robins, GA metro area, the top-earning industrial design-related role is Architectural and Engineering Managers at a median $172,540 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Industrial Design Schools to Warner Robins
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer industrial design programs near Warner Robins, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Warner Robins city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Warner Robins is part of the Warner Robins, GA metro area (BLS area code 47580). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Georgia statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Commercial and Industrial Designers
$91,360
GA statewide
$97,399
Industrial Engineers
$100,480
Warner Robins, GA
$107,122
Graphic Designers
$53,920
Warner Robins, GA
$57,484
Mechanical Drafters
$66,670
GA statewide
$71,077
Interior Designers
$71,760
GA statewide
$76,503
Architectural and Engineering Managers
$172,540
Warner Robins, GA
$183,945
Set and Exhibit Designers
$67,210
GA statewide
$71,652
Mechanical Engineers
$101,190
Warner Robins, GA
$107,878
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.
Warner Robins at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Population
81,438
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income
$65,715
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+
30.5%
Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
93.8 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other Warner Robins-Area Cities With Industrial Design Programs
What are the highest-paying industrial design roles near Warner Robins?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying industrial design-related roles near Warner Robins are: Architectural and Engineering Managers ($172,540), Mechanical Engineers ($101,190), Industrial Engineers ($100,480). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Georgia statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Milledgeville instead of Warner Robins?
Milledgeville, GA is 41.4 miles from Warner Robins 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 Warner Robins an affordable place to study industrial design?
Warner Robins’s median household income of $65,715 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Warner Robins while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Georgia 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.