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Best Industrial Design Schools Near El Paso, TX (2026)
Updated September 5, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
El Paso, Texas is home to about 681,723 residents. In the El Paso, TX metro area, the top-earning industrial design-related role is Architectural and Engineering Managers at a median $144,360 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Closest Industrial Design Schools to El Paso
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer industrial design programs near El Paso, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from El Paso city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
How We Rank Schools
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most
recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS).
To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked
against schools at the same credential level:
BOCSCORE
Graduation rate 30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
Average net price (lower is better) 20%
Retention rate 15%
Fully online availability 10%
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score.
On this page, schools are ordered by distance from El Paso.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
BOC
Ranked by BOC Score — U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.
El Paso is part of the El Paso, TX metro area (BLS area code 21340). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Texas statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Commercial and Industrial Designers
$76,630
El Paso, TX
$85,239
Industrial Engineers
$82,760
El Paso, TX
$92,058
Graphic Designers
$48,000
El Paso, TX
$53,393
Mechanical Drafters
$79,380
TX statewide
$88,298
Interior Designers
$57,650
El Paso, TX
$64,127
Architectural and Engineering Managers
$144,360
El Paso, TX
$160,578
Set and Exhibit Designers
$56,930
TX statewide
$63,326
Mechanical Engineers
$91,430
El Paso, TX
$101,702
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.
El Paso at a Glance
Metric
Value
Source
Regional Price Parity (US=100)
89.9 (below U.S. average)
BEA RPP 2024
Other El Paso-Area Cities With Industrial Design Programs
What are the highest-paying industrial design roles near El Paso?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying industrial design-related roles near El Paso are: Architectural and Engineering Managers ($144,360), Mechanical Engineers ($91,430), Industrial Engineers ($82,760). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Texas statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Socorro instead of El Paso?
Socorro, TX is 17.6 miles from El Paso 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.
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.
