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Bluefield, West Virginia has 5 accredited schools offering interior design programs. Bluefield has a population of about 9,511. Median household income is $43,826 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 24.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In West Virginia, the top-earning interior design-related role is Interior Designer at a median $49,800 annually (BLS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer interior design programs near Bluefield, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Bluefield city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
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:
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Bluefield. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all West Virginia schools on the West Virginia interior design page.
| Occupation | Median Annual Wage (West Virginia, statewide) |
|---|---|
| Interior Designer | $49,800 |
| Graphic Designer | $40,350 |
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.
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 9,511 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $43,826 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 24.7% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering interior design programs near Bluefield. The closest is New River Community College in Dublin, VA (31.2 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Appalachian State University (76.9 miles). 5 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
Based on BLS May 2025 state wage data, the top-paying interior design-related roles in West Virginia are: Interior Designer ($49,800), Graphic Designer ($40,350). Wages for Bluefield workers will track these statewide medians, adjusted for local cost of living.
Beckley, WV is 36.5 miles from Bluefield 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.
Bluefield’s median household income of $43,826 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Bluefield while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and West Virginia public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
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.
Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Bluefield:
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 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.
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