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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” 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.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,625 fashion merchandising graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 844 fashion merchandising graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,660 and $23,761 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer 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 middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree fashion merchandising students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LIM College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 165 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fashion Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in New York, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 379 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fashion merchandising 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Berkeley College - New York. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to 29 students in 2021-2022.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marist College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Poughkeepsie, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to 99 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cazenovia College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cazenovia is located in Cazenovia, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Mercyhurst University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Erie, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to 17 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Marymount Manhattan College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.
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Berkeley College - Woodland Park ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Berkeley College - Woodland Park is located in Woodland Park, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.
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%.
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Thomas Jefferson University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 41 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
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Immaculata University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #10. Immaculata is located in Immaculata, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
New York City College of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #11. New York City College of Technology is a fairly large school located in Brooklyn, New York that handed out 45 bachelors’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%.
Stevenson University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Owings Mills, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to 16 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
With a ranking of #13, LIU Post did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. LIU Post is a fairly large school located in Brookville, New York that handed out 7 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Cheyney University of Pennsylvania is a public institution located in Cheyney, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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