How Much Does It Cost to Become a Designer: School Overview

Want to become a designer but don't know where to start, where to go and what investments to prepare for? We explain.

British Higher School of DesignWhere?MoscowArtplayHow much?300,000 rubles per yearpayment in installments possibleFor what?Interior designbasic course

Duration of study and schedule: The course is designed for two years — you can study 2–3 evenings on weekdays and one weekend day or two full weekday days.

How to get in: You need to submit a portfolio of works and pass an interview with a school representative. If you don't have a portfolio, you can first take a preparatory course.

Degree: Graduates receive a diploma of additional professional education.

Famous alumni: Nadezhda Zотовa, Diana Mal'tseva, Konstantin Brovkin, Mikhail Balko.

Contacts: Design Center Artplay, 10/3 Nizhnyaya Syromyatnicheskaya St. Phone: +7 (495) 640-30-15. E-mail: info@britishdesign.ru

DetailsWhere?MoscowPresnensky DistrictHow much?up to 500,000 rublesper courseFor what?interior designbasic course

Duration of study and schedule: 10 months. Classes — four times a week during the day.

How to get in: Attend an interview with prior registration and make a prepayment.

Degree: Diploma of additional professional education.

Famous alumni: Georgiy and Nadezhda Ananyevs, Kateryna Lashmanova, Olga Mal'teva.

Contacts: 4 Spiridonovka St. Phone: +7 (495) 690-45-15. E-mail: school@detali.net

International School of DesignWhere?Moscow+ branch in St. PetersburgHow much?from 126,000 to 450,000 rubles per coursediscounts and installment payments availableFor what?interior designfull-time or distance learning department, 2.5 to 15 months

Duration of study and schedule: There are several options for studying — in full-time and part-time departments. The longest duration is distance learning on the course «Interior Design of Residential and Public Spaces», which lasts one year and three months. There is also a short summer intensive — 2.5 months, where you can learn from scratch. Full-time classes are held in morning, daytime and evening groups, as well as weekend groups.

How to get in: Submit an application on the website and pay for the training.

Degree: Graduates receive diplomas that meet international standards. The type of diploma depends on the course taken. Holders of MSHD diplomas can obtain a diploma from the British Design School Rhodec International at preferential rates.

Famous alumni: Dima Loginov, Mike Shilov, Mila Rezanova, Irina Lavrentieva, Olga Podolskaya.

Contacts: Moscow, 31G Shabolovka St. Phone: +7 (495) 988-85-08. E-mail: student@designschool.ru
St. Petersburg, Narvsky Prospect, 22. Phone: +7 (812) 326-07-01. E-mail: info@spb.designschool.ru

Design School of HSE UniversityWhere?Moscowmetro PavlovskayaHow much?220,000 rublesper courseFor what?Design School of Interiorannual course, additional professional education

Duration of study and schedule: One year. Classes begin in mid-September and occur three times a week.

How to get in: There are no entrance exams, you can apply on the website.

Degree: Diploma of professional retraining from HSE University.

Contacts: 12 Malaya Pionerskaya St. and 16 Krasnoproletarskaya St. Phone: +7 (916) 170-98-03. E-mail: design@hse.ru

Academic Design SchoolWhere?MoscowPolyankaHow much?270,000 rubles per coursediscounts up to 20% availableFor what?interior designfrom scratch

Duration of study and schedule: The full «Interior Design» course is designed for 10.5 months. There are evening groups (19:00–21:45), design breakfast (7:30–9:30), weekend groups (Saturday–Sunday, 11:25–17:20) and full-time part-time learning format.

How to get in: Submit an application on the website.

Degree: Graduates receive a diploma of additional professional education.

Famous alumni: Viktoria Kiorsak, Marina Filippova, Ksenia Rozantseva, Ekaterina Chistova.

Contacts: 42 Bolshaya Polyanka St., bld. 1. Phone: +7 (499) 238-31-32. E-mail: info@designacademy.ru

Modern Design SchoolWhere?Moscowmetro MendeleevskayaHow much?175,000 rubles per course5% discount when paying in fullFor what?Design of Living Spacesfor beginners

Duration of study and schedule: Ten months. The course starts in the second week of September. Classes 2–3 times a week, with weekend groups available.

How to get in: Bring documents and sign a contract.

Degree: Diploma of professional retraining.

Famous alumni: Ekaterina Belyakova and Olga Karayani, Natalya Mitrakova, Anna Vasilieva.

Contacts: 19 Sushchevskaya St., bld. 4. Phone: +7 (495) 787-63-52. E-mail: info@designstudy.ru

Institute of Business and DesignWhere?Moscowmetro Prospekt MiraHow much?305,000 rubles per course19,000 rubles per monthFor what?interior designprofessional course

Duration of study and schedule: 1 year 5 months. The course begins in September and February. Classes are held four times a week on weekdays, with evening groups available.

How to get in: Attend an interview with the course supervisor.

Degree: Diploma of professional retraining.

Contacts: Protopopovskiy Lane, 9. Phone: +7 (495) 684-25-30. E-mail: designschool@obe.ru

School of Architecture and DesignWhere?Moscowmetro PavlovskayaHow much?from 41,000 to 122,000 rublesFor what?interior designfull-time and distance learning, 5 to 10 months

Duration of study and schedule: 5–10 months. There are groups with classes three times a week and once a week, including on weekends.

How to get in: Leave an application and make a prepayment.

Degree: Depends on the level of training — a certificate of training, a diploma of training or a professional retraining diploma.

Famous alumni: Natalie Kartasheva, Natalie Dolgopolova, Pavel Gerasimov.

Contacts: 6 Shlyuzhnaya Embankment, bld. 4. Phone: +7 (495) 132-74-14. E-mail: abc@shad.ru