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2022 Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
63 Degrees Awarded
$22,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Master's 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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 3,926 people earned their degree in fashion merchandising, making the major the 170th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 63 fashion merchandising graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fashion merchandising. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fashion merchandising programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fashion merchandising program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fashion Merchandising (Income $0-$30k)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s fashion merchandising students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Fashion Merchandising Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia Fashion Merchandising Report

#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the #2 spot on the list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school situated in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It awarded 5 masters’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Fashion Merchandising Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan are $19,359, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at Central Michigan

#3

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 6 masters’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan also made our “Best Fashion Merchandising Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan University are $26,552.

Read more about Fashion Merchandising at Eastern Michigan

#4

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Charles, Missouri, and it awarded 2 masters’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2019-2020.

Lindenwood University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Fashion Merchandising Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lindenwood University are $9,550, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at Lindenwood University

#5

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Academy of Art University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 47 masters’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Academy of Art University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Fashion Merchandising Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Academy of Art University are $27,688, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at Academy of Art University

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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