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2025 Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor's Degree Schools

29 Colleges in the United States
1,742 Bachelor's Degrees
a bachelor's degree in fashion merchandising is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #144 out of 1232 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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 29 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for fashion merchandising students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 1,742 bachelor's degrees in fashion merchandising to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Fashion Merchandising School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor's Degree Schools The fashion merchandising bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality fashion merchandising program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for fashion merchandising students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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The fashion merchandising school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor's Degree Schools.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Fashion Merchandising in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in fashion merchandising.

10 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Fashion Merchandising

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
406 Annual Graduates

Fashion Institute of Technology is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in fashion merchandising. FIT SUNY is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in fashion merchandising from Fashion Institute of Technology

2
49 Annual Graduates

University of Missouri - Columbia is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in fashion merchandising. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in fashion merchandising from University of Missouri - Columbia

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Marist College
Poughkeepsie, NY
104 Annual Graduates

Marist College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in fashion merchandising. Marist is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie.More information about a bachelor’s in fashion merchandising from Marist College

4
92 Annual Graduates

University of North Texas is a good option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in fashion merchandising. UNT is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Denton.More information about a bachelor’s in fashion merchandising from University of North Texas

5
13 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in fashion merchandising from Baylor University

6
82 Annual Graduates

UGA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Athens.More information about a bachelor’s in fashion merchandising from University of Georgia

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LIM College
New York, NY
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
109 Annual Graduates

LIM is a small private for-profit college located in the large city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in fashion merchandising from LIM College

8
232 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in fashion merchandising from Kent State University at Kent

9
58 Annual Graduates

TCU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Fort Worth.More information about a bachelor’s in fashion merchandising from Texas Christian University

10
23 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in fashion merchandising from Sacred Heart University

Fashion Merchandising by Region

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One of 10 majors within the Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing area of study, Fashion Merchandising has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Fashion Merchandising

Related Major Annual Graduates
Special Products Marketing Operations 101
Other Specialized Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing Operations 98
Hospitality and Recreation Marketing Operations 52
Vehicle and Vehicle Parts and Accessories Marketing Operations 27
Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations 20
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations 13

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