Best Interior Design Schools Near Santa Clarita, CA (2026)

Santa Clarita, California has 5 accredited schools offering interior design programs, with tuition ranging from $7,458 to $20,485 per year for indexed programs. Santa Clarita has a population of about 229,021. Median household income is $119,926 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 39.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, the top-earning interior design-related role is Interior Designer at a median $80,000 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).


Closest Interior Design Schools to Santa Clarita

The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer interior design programs near Santa Clarita, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Santa Clarita 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:

  • 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 Santa Clarita. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.

Ranked by BOC Score โ€” U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.

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College of the Canyons

Santa Clarita, CA 3.7 miles from Santa Clarita
  • 2 year
60.9 BOC Score
Graduation rate 30%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry $49,022
Avg net price $3,702/yr
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  • Programs offered: 54

Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard

Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all California schools on the California interior design page.


Interior Design Wages Near Santa Clarita

Santa Clarita is part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area (BLS area code 31080). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to California statewide.

OccupationMedian WageSourceCOL-Adjusted (US=100)
Interior Designer$80,000Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$70,423
Graphic Designer$72,400Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$63,732

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.


Santa Clarita at a Glance

MetricValueSource
Population229,021Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income$119,926Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+39.3%Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)113.6 (above U.S. average)BEA RPP 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many accredited interior design schools are near Santa Clarita, CA?

Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering interior design programs near Santa Clarita. The closest is College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, CA (3.7 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Los Angeles Pierce College (16.4 miles). 2 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.

What are the highest-paying interior design roles near Santa Clarita?

Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying interior design-related roles near Santa Clarita are: Interior Designer ($80,000), Graphic Designer ($72,400). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with California statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.

Should I look at programs in San Fernando instead of Santa Clarita?

San Fernando, CA is 9.3 miles from Santa Clarita and has its own set of local interior design programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.

Is Santa Clarita an affordable place to study interior design?

Santa Clarita’s median household income of $119,926 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Santa Clarita while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and California 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.


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Other Programs Available in Santa Clarita

Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Santa Clarita:

Data verified: August 25, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024โ€“2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.