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
Our alumni have secured noteworthy positions across the spectrum of design and across the globe. Click on one of the alumni photos below to view their biography and learn more about the work they do and projects they have designed.
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
AOI Corporation – Omaha, NE
Architecture Incorporated – Souix Falls, SD
Atmosphere Commercial Interiors – Minneapolis, MN
Best Buy Headquarters – Minneapolis, MN
Blended Blue – Minneapolis, MN
Braaten Cabinets – Fargo, ND
Bria Hammel Interiors – Mendota Heights, MN
Building Concepts – Fargo, ND
BDH+Young – Edina, MN
BWBR – St. Paul, MN
Cannon Moss Brygger Architects – Souix City, IA
Canfield Business Interiors – Sioux Falls, SD
Christianson’s Business Furniture – Fargo, ND
Connect Interiors
Cushing Terrell
Design Direction – Fargo, ND
DSGW Architects – Duluth, MN
Elness Swenson Graham Architects – Minneapolis, MN
ESG Architecture & Design
Fireside Office solutions – Bismarck, ND
Floor to Ceiling – Carpet One – Fargo, ND
Fluid Interiors – Minneapolis, MN
Furniture Mart USA – Minneapolis, MN
Gensler – New York, NY
Habitat for Humanity – Sacramento, CA
Henriksen Butler Design Group – Las Vegas, NV
HGA – Minneapolis, MN
Inn Space – Kalispell, MT
Innovative Office Solutions – Fargo, ND
InterOffice Workplace Furniture – Fargo, ND
JW Kitchens – Fargo, ND
Kate-lo Tile & Stone – Minneapolis, MN
Lucy Interior Design - Minneapolis, MN
Perkins & Will – San Francisco, CA
Pigott – Cedar Rapids, Iowa
R.L. Engebretson – Fargo, ND
RSP Architects – Minneapolis, MN / Rochester, MN
Ryan A+E – Minneapolis, MN
Sanford Health Systems – Fargo, ND
Smartt Interior Construction – Fargo, ND
T.L. Stroh Architects & Interiors – Fargo, ND
Target – Corporate Real Estate & Construction – Minneapolis, MN
VeenendaalCave, Inc. – Atlanta, GA
Wold Architects – St. Paul, MN
Zerr Berg Architects – Fargo, ND
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
Fax: 701-231-5273
Email: susan.raydegges@ndsu.edu
