Careers
Interior designers are responsible for creating environments that protect the health, safety and welfare of the user’s. A variety of career paths are available that identify and solve problems related to the interior environment.
Three main career paths typically chosen by the design professional include residential, commercial and specialized design. Residential design primarily involves the design of personal living environments while commercial design deals with public and work environments. Design professionals may also pursue career opportunities in such specialized technical design areas as lighting, codes and product design.
Become the next interior design professional in:
- Residential
- Kitchen and bath
- Office/Corporate
- Healthcare
- Retail
- Hotel, restaurant and hospitality
- Education
- LEED/Sustainability
- Restoration and Adaptive Reuse
- Special Populations
Meet the Alumni
Alumni in Graduate School
Our alumni are prepared to pursue graduate degrees in several different majors. Meet Matthew, his interest in historic buildings and historic preservation led him to pursue a masters in historic preservation at Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island.
Healthier People Through Better Buildings
Alumni Career Locations
Whether you aspire to own your own design firm or work for one of the top design firms in the world, the NDSU Interior Design program prepares you to be successful in the industry. Check out some of the places where our students and alumni work:
Acre Workplace - St. Louis Park, MN
Accent Kitchen & Bath - Fargo, ND
AOI Corporation – Omaha, NE
Architecture Incorporated – Souix Falls, SD
Atmosphere Commercial Interiors – Minneapolis, MN
Best Buy Headquarters – Minneapolis, MN
Bettisworth North - Anchorage, AK
Braaten Cabinets – Fargo, ND
BDH+Young – Edina, MN
BWBR – St. Paul, MN
Canfield Business Interiors – Sioux Falls, SD
Christianson’s by Fluid – Fargo, ND
Connect Interiors
Country Classic Cabinets - Barnesville, MN
Cushing Terrell - Billings, MT; Seattle WA
Design Direction – Fargo, ND
Design Studio 360 - Fargo, ND
DSGW Architecture - Duluth & Minneapolis, MN
Elness Swenson Graham Architects – Minneapolis, MN
ESG Architecture & Design - Minneapolis, MN
Fireside Office Solutions – Bismarck, ND
Fluid Interiors - Minneapolis, MN
Furniture Mart USA – Minneapolis, MN
Gensler – New York, NY
Habitat for Humanity – Sacramento, CA
HDR - Minneapolis, MN
HGA – Minneapolis, MN
HLG Studio - Atlanta, GA
Holland Basham Architects - Omaha, NE
ICON Architectural Group - Fargo, ND
Ideal Commercial Interiors - Minneapolis, MN
Infinity Design & Engineering - Shanghai China
Innovative Office Solutions - Fargo, ND
Intereum - Plymouth, MN
InterOffice Workplace Furniture – Fargo, ND
JLG Architects - Fargo & Grand Forks, ND
LA-Z-Boy Furniture Gallery - Murfreesboro, TN
Lindsey Grace Interiors - Fargo, ND
Lucy Interior Design - Minneapolis, MN
Momentum Design Group - St. Paul, MN
Monica Hart Interior Design - Fargo, ND
Perkins & Will – San Francisco, CA
Pigott – Cedar Rapids, Iowa
R.L. Engebretson – Fargo, ND
RSP Architects – Minneapolis, MN / Rochester, MN
Sanford Health Systems – Fargo, ND
Savannah Design Group - Escondido, CA
Scheels Home and Hardware - Fargo, ND
Showcase Floors - Fargo, ND
Smartt Interior Construction - Fargo, ND
SRa - Eden Prairie, MN
Stone Group Architects & Interiors - Sioux City, IA
Studio 9 Design - Dickinson, ND
Studio M Interiors - Plymouth, MN
T.L. Stroh Architects & Interiors – Fargo, ND
Target – Corporate Real Estate & Construction – Minneapolis, MN
Twist Interior Design - Minneapolis, MN
Trever Hill Design - Fargo, ND
Wold Architects – St. Paul, MN
Voith & Mactavish Architects - Philadelphia, PA
Widseth - Brainerd/Baxter, MN
Wold Architects - St. Paul, MN
Zerr Berg Architects – Fargo, ND
Updated June 19, 2023
Why Interior Design Matters
Prepare for a Career
The Interior Design program at NDSU is fully accredited by the Council of Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA). Our students are taught a variety of creative and technical skills to be able to successfully identify research and creatively solve problems relative to the function and quality of people's interior environments.
Kick-start your passion!
Interior Design Program Coordinator
Susan Ray-Degges
E. Morrow Lebedeff Hall 178
Fargo, ND 58108-6050
Phone: 701-231-7218
Email: susan.raydegges@ndsu.edu