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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fashion Merchandising (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
99 Degrees Awarded
$20,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 123 fashion merchandising graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 99 fashion merchandising graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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 Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fashion Merchandising (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Missouri - Columbia is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 61 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.

Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $19,595 for plains states region bachelor’s degree fashion merchandising students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Missouri - Columbia.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Fashion Merchandising at Mizzou

#2

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Missouri landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Warrensburg, Missouri, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2019-2020.

UCM also took the #4 spot in our “Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $15,874 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Merchandising students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Central Missouri.

Full UCM Fashion Merchandising Report

#3

St Catherine University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, St Catherine University landed the #3 spot on the list. St Catherine University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Kate’s also took the #2 spot in our “Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $21,026 for plains states region bachelor’s degree fashion merchandising students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend St. Kate’s.

The low student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Fashion Merchandising at St. Kate’s

#4

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the #4 spot on the list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized school located in Saint Charles, Missouri that handed out 7 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2019-2020.

Lindenwood University also made our “Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Lindenwood University is $19,268 for plains states region bachelor’s degree fashion merchandising students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Fashion Merchandising at Lindenwood University

#5

Stephens College

Columbia, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephens College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Stephens College is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.

Stephens also made our “Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $26,885 for plains states region bachelor’s degree fashion merchandising students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Stephens.

Full Stephens Fashion Merchandising Report

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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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