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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fashion Merchandising (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

8 Ranked Colleges
197 Degrees Awarded
$26,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Fashion Merchandising is the 170th most popular major in the country with 3,926 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 234 fashion merchandising graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 197 fashion merchandising graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in fashion merchandising. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fashion merchandising programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the fashion merchandising program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree fashion merchandising students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fashion Merchandising (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

Fisher College

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fisher College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fashion merchandising students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree fashion merchandising students whose families make $0-$30k list, Fisher College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Fisher College is $19,443 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Merchandising students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Fashion Merchandising at Fisher College

#2

Lasell University

Newton, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lasell University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Newton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2019-2020.

Lasell also made our “Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $23,873 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Merchandising students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Lasell.

Read more about Fashion Merchandising at Lasell

#3

Bay State College

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bay State College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bay State College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $29,644 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Merchandising students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Bay State College.

Read more about Fashion Merchandising at Bay State College

#4

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, Connecticut
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Bridgeport. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fashion merchandising students in 2019-2020.

UBridgeport also made our “Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for University of Bridgeport is $15,663 for new england region bachelor’s degree fashion merchandising students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Fashion Merchandising at University of Bridgeport

#5

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Sacred Heart University landed the #5 spot on the list. Sacred Heart University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Fairfield, Connecticut. It awarded 10 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2019-2020.

Sacred Heart did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $33,708 for new england region bachelor’s degree fashion merchandising students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Sacred Heart University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Sacred Heart University Fashion Merchandising Report

#6

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, New Hampshire
#4 in overall quality

Southern New Hampshire University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Manchester, New Hampshire is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to 58 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SNHU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $43,871 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Merchandising students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Southern New Hampshire University.

Full SNHU Fashion Merchandising Report

#7

Johnson & Wales University - Online

Providence, Rhode Island
#8 in overall quality

Johnson & Wales University - Online ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at JWU Online, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend JWU Online is $18,499 for new england region bachelor’s degree fashion merchandising students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Fashion Merchandising at JWU Online

#8

Johnson & Wales University - Providence

Providence, Rhode Island
#7 in overall quality

Johnson & Wales University - Providence did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. JWU Providence is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 57 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at JWU Providence, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Johnson & Wales University - Providence is $23,529 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Merchandising students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at JWU Providence

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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