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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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Fashion Merchandising is the 188th most popular major in the country with 3,106 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,072 fashion merchandising graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,431 and $15,731 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major” ranking analyzed 44 colleges that offered a degree 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 associate degree fashion merchandising students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major. FIDM Los Angeles is a small private for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 180 associates’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Out of the 44 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Fashion Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the 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 617 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LIM College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 13 associates’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Out of the 44 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Berkeley College - New York landed the #5 spot on the 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 17 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Berkeley College - New York Fashion Merchandising Report
AI Miami International University of Art and Design came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking. Miami, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s fashion merchandising degrees to 4 students 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%.
Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at AI Miami International University of Art and Design
With a ranking of #7, Berkeley College - Woodland Park did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major list. Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a small school located in Woodland Park, New Jersey that handed out 5 associates’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Berkeley College - Woodland Park Fashion Merchandising Report
Nassau Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major list. Nassau Community College is located in Garden City, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 22 associates’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at Nassau Community College
Herkimer County Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major list. Herkimer County Community College is a small public school situated in Herkimer, New York. It awarded 6 associates’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2021-2022.
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The New School landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s fashion merchandising degrees to 21 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
Genesee Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking, coming in at #11. GCC is a public institution located in Batavia, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
New York City College of Technology came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking. City Tech is a fairly large public school situated in Brooklyn, New York. It awarded 37 associates’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Brookdale Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major list. Lincroft, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fashion merchandising degrees to 16 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at Brookdale Community College
SUNY Westchester Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major list. Valhalla, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fashion merchandising degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at SUNY Westchester Community College
University of the District of Columbia came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking. University of the District of Columbia is a small school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 3 associates’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at University of the District of Columbia
Middlesex Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking. Middlesex Community College is located in Bedford, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 associates’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 full report on Fashion Merchandising at Middlesex Community College
Phoenix College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major list. Phoenix College is a medium-sized public school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 5 associates’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Mercer County Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major list. Located in West Windsor, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s fashion merchandising students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at Mercer County Community College
Johnson County Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking. JCCC is a fairly large public school situated in Overland Park, Kansas. It awarded 8 associates’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Alexandria Technical & Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking. ATCC is located in Alexandria, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 associates’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Fashion Merchandising at Alexandria Technical & Community College
College of DuPage ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major list. COD is a large school located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois that handed out 4 associates’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #22, Fisher College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major list. Fisher College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Gateway Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 3 associates’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Read more about Fashion Merchandising at Gateway Community College
Miami Dade College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking, coming in at #24. MDC is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 17 associates’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Houston Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking, coming in at #25. Houston Community College is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 23 associates’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at Houston Community College
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