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by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Fashion Merchandising is the 188th most popular major in the country with 3,106 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major” ranking looked at 112 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fashion merchandising. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their fashion merchandising program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for fashion merchandising students.
Out of the 112 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major that were part of this year’s ranking, LIM College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this small private for-profit school handed out 178 diplomas to qualified ’s fashion merchandising students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 112 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major that were part of this year’s ranking, FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles landed the #3 spot on the list. FIDM Los Angeles is a private for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 180 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, 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.
Out of the 112 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Fashion Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. FIT SUNY is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 996 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend AI Miami International University of Art and Design. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s fashion merchandising degrees to 22 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Fashion Merchandising at AI Miami International University of Art and Design
The Art Institute of Atlanta landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified ’s fashion merchandising students in 2021-2022.
Read more about Fashion Merchandising at The Art Institute of Atlanta
With a ranking of #7, Berkeley College - New York did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major list. Berkeley College - New York is a private for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 46 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Berkeley College - New York Fashion Merchandising Report
With a ranking of #8, The Art Institute of Austin did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major list. The Art Institute of Austin is located in Bastrop, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 ’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Full The Art Institute of Austin Fashion Merchandising Report
With a ranking of #9, The Art Institute of San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major list. Ai San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 ’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Lasell University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major list. Lasell is located in Newton, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 27 ’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Stephens College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified ’s fashion merchandising students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Marist College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major list. Marist College is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 99 ’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
The Art Institute of Houston came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking. Ai Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 ’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Berkeley College - Woodland Park did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking, coming in at #14. Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a small school located in Woodland Park, New Jersey that handed out 24 ’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
Full Berkeley College - Woodland Park Fashion Merchandising Report
With a ranking of #15, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major list. Located in Kent, Ohio, this large public school handed out 239 degrees to qualified ’s fashion merchandising students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The Art Institute of Dallas came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 1 ’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Full The Art Institute of Dallas Fashion Merchandising Report
The Art Institute of Virginia Beach ranked #17 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major list. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this small private for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified ’s fashion merchandising students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at The Art Institute of Virginia Beach
Fisher College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking. Fisher College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 6 ’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Cazenovia College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking. This small school is located in Cazenovia, New York, and it awarded 10 ’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #20, Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major list. Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 11 ’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte
Mount Mary University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major list. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified ’s fashion merchandising students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Mercyhurst University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking. Located in Erie, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 17 degrees to qualified ’s fashion merchandising students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Mars Hill University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking, coming in at #23. Mars Hill is a small school located in Mars Hill, North Carolina that handed out 3 ’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Academy of Art University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 34 ’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
New York City College of Technology came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking. New York City College of Technology is a fairly large school located in Brooklyn, New York that handed out 82 ’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at New York City College of Technology
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