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2022 Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

11 Ranked Colleges
943 Degrees Awarded
$19,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,938 fashion merchandising graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 943 fashion merchandising graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fashion merchandising. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fashion merchandising programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 11 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fashion Merchandising (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Fashion Institute of Technology

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fashion Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. New York, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fashion merchandising degrees to 662 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIT SUNY, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Fashion Merchandising Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Fashion Institute of Technology is $12,082 for middle atlantic region associate degree fashion merchandising students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#2

Nassau Community College

Garden City, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Nassau Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Nassau Community College is a fairly large school located in Garden City, New York that handed out 27 associates’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2019-2020.

Nassau Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Fashion Merchandising Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Nassau Community College is $9,455 for middle atlantic region associate degree fashion merchandising students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York City College of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. City Tech is a fairly large school located in Brooklyn, New York that handed out 45 associates’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2019-2020.

City Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Fashion Merchandising Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend City Tech is $11,106 for middle atlantic region associate degree fashion merchandising students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#4

Genesee Community College

Batavia, New York
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Genesee Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Batavia, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fashion merchandising degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

GCC also made our “Best Fashion Merchandising Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for Genesee Community College is $11,111 for middle atlantic region associate degree fashion merchandising students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Herkimer County Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Herkimer, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fashion merchandising degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Herkimer College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Fashion Merchandising Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Herkimer College is $12,219 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Fashion Merchandising students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#6

Brookdale Community College

Lincroft, New Jersey
#10 in overall quality

Brookdale Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. Brookdale Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Lincroft, New Jersey. It awarded 22 associates’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2019-2020.

Brookdale Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Fashion Merchandising Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Brookdale Community College is $13,608 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Fashion Merchandising students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#7

Berkeley College - Woodland Park

Woodland Park, New Jersey
#6 in overall quality

Berkeley College - Woodland Park did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. Berkeley College - Woodland Park is located in Woodland Park, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 associates’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree fashion merchandising students whose families make $75-$110k list, Berkeley College - Woodland Park has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Fashion Merchandising Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Berkeley College - Woodland Park is $22,668 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Fashion Merchandising students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#8

Berkeley College - New York

New York, New York
#5 in overall quality

Berkeley College - New York landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in New York, New York, this small private for-profit school awarded 48 degrees to qualified associates’s fashion merchandising students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree fashion merchandising students whose families make $75-$110k list, Berkeley College - New York has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Fashion Merchandising Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $21,951 for middle atlantic region associate degree fashion merchandising students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Berkeley College - New York.

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#9

University of the District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia
#11 in overall quality

University of the District of Columbia came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This small school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 2 associates’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of the District of Columbia, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Fashion Merchandising Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $18,987 for middle atlantic region associate degree fashion merchandising students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of the District of Columbia.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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#10

The New School

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

The New School landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 61 associates’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2019-2020.

New School University also made our “Best Fashion Merchandising Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend The New School is $43,118 for middle atlantic region associate degree fashion merchandising students whose families make $75-$110k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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#11

LIM College

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

LIM College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 14 associates’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at LIM, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Fashion Merchandising Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for LIM is $36,181 for middle atlantic region associate degree fashion merchandising students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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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