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Furniture Design & Manufacturing at Rhode Island School of Design

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a furniture design and manufacturing school? To help you decide if Rhode Island School of Design is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's furniture design and manufacturing program.

RISD is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 2,227 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Furniture Design & Manufacturing section at the bottom of this page.

RISD Furniture Design & Manufacturing Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Furniture Design and Manufacturing

RISD Furniture Design & Manufacturing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks furniture design and manufacturing programs across the country. The following shows how RISD performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The furniture design and manufacturing major at RISD is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Furniture Design & Manufacturing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

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Best Furniture Design & Manufacturing Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	1
Most Popular Furniture Design & Manufacturing Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	1
Most Focused Furniture Design & Manufacturing Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	1
Best Value Furniture Design & Manufacturing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
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Best Furniture Design & Manufacturing Trade Schools	2
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Best Value Furniture Design & Manufacturing Schools	2
Most Popular Furniture Design & Manufacturing Trade Schools	2

Furniture Design and Manufacturing Student Demographics at RISD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the furniture design and manufacturing majors at Rhode Island School of Design.

RISD Furniture Design & Manufacturing Bachelor’s Program

53% Women

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Of the 17 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Furniture Design & Manufacturing from RISD in 2020-2021, 47% were men and 53% were women. The typical furniture design and manufacturing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at RISD since its program graduates 28% more women than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in furniture design and manufacturing at RISD are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its furniture design and manufacturing bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a bachelor's in furniture design and manufacturing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

RISD also has a doctoral program available in furniture design and manufacturing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Furniture Design and Manufacturing Grads May Go Into

A degree in furniture design and manufacturing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for RI, the home state for Rhode Island School of Design.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Furniture Finishers	70	$41,200

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
Image Credit: By DanielPenfield under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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