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2025 Best Fashion Merchandising Schools

35 Colleges in the United States
3,106 Fashion Merchandising Degrees Awarded
A degree in fashion merchandising is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #188 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 35 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of fashion merchandising. Combined, these schools handed out 3,106 degrees in fashion merchandising to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Fashion Merchandising School

Best Fashion Merchandising Schools Your choice of fashion merchandising school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Fashion Merchandising School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Fashion Merchandising Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Fashion Merchandising
Bachelor's Degrees in Fashion Merchandising
Master's Degrees in Fashion Merchandising

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Fashion Merchandising Schools list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Fashion Merchandising in the United States

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the fashion merchandising degree levels they offer.

10 Top Schools in Fashion Merchandising

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
996 Fashion Merchandising Degrees Awarded

Fashion Institute of Technology is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in fashion merchandising. FIT SUNY is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #32 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means FIT SUNY is a great school overall.

There were approximately 996 fashion merchandising students who graduated with this degree at FIT SUNY in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MO
66 Fashion Merchandising Degrees Awarded

University of Missouri - Columbia is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in fashion merchandising. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #131 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Mizzou is a great university overall.

There were about 66 fashion merchandising students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent data year.

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Marist College
Poughkeepsie, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY
99 Fashion Merchandising Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in fashion merchandising has to take a look at Marist College. Marist is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie. A Best Colleges rank of #177 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Marist is a great college overall.

There were roughly 99 fashion merchandising students who graduated with this degree at Marist in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
180 Fashion Merchandising Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in fashion merchandising has to take a look at FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles. Located in the city of Los Angeles, FIDM Los Angeles is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

There were roughly 180 fashion merchandising students who graduated with this degree at FIDM Los Angeles in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in fashion merchandising from FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
84 Fashion Merchandising Degrees Awarded

UNT is a fairly large public university located in the city of Denton. This university ranks 13th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 84 fashion merchandising students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TX
31.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #150 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.

There were roughly 29 fashion merchandising students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA
87 Fashion Merchandising Degrees Awarded

UGA is a very large public university located in the city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.

There were about 87 fashion merchandising students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.

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LIM College
New York, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
178 Fashion Merchandising Degrees Awarded

LIM is a small private for-profit college located in the large city of New York.

There were approximately 178 fashion merchandising students who graduated with this degree at LIM in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
239 Fashion Merchandising Degrees Awarded

Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #250 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Kent State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 239 fashion merchandising students who graduated with this degree at Kent State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX
40 Fashion Merchandising Degrees Awarded

TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Fort Worth. A Best Colleges rank of #112 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means TCU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 40 fashion merchandising students who graduated with this degree at TCU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in fashion merchandising from Texas Christian University

Fashion Merchandising by Region

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Fashion Merchandising is one of 10 different types of Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Fashion Merchandising

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business and Personal/Financial Services Marketing Operations 700
Other Specialized Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing Operations 250
Special Products Marketing Operations 205
Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations 143
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations 97
Hospitality and Recreation Marketing Operations 57
Vehicle and Vehicle Parts and Accessories Marketing Operations 45
Tourism Promotion Operations 40
Auctioneering 25

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