by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major” ranking.
Fashion Design is the 223rd most popular major in the country with 3,040 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 834 fashion design graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,431 and $15,731 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major” ranking analyzed 66 colleges that offered a degree in fashion design. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their fashion design program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wade College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major. Wade College is a private for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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 Studies Major. This small school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 161 associates’s fashion studies degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fashion Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major list. Located in New York, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 288 degrees to qualified associates’s fashion studies students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend EDP University - Humacao. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major. EDP University - Humacao is a small school located in Humacao, Puerto Rico that handed out 0 associates’s fashion studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.
With a ranking of #6, The Art Institute of Dallas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s fashion studies degrees to 2 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%.
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AI Miami International University of Art and Design ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s fashion studies degrees to 1 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%.
Full AI Miami International University of Art and Design Fashion Design Report
Seattle Central College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major ranking. Located in Seattle, Washington, this small public school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified associates’s fashion studies students in 2021-2022.
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%.
The New School came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major ranking. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 42 degrees to qualified associates’s fashion studies students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.
Kingsborough Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major ranking. KCC is a fairly large school located in Brooklyn, New York that handed out 16 associates’s fashion studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
SUNY Ulster landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major ranking. SUNY Ulster is located in Stone Ridge, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 associates’s fashion studies degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Los Angeles Trade Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major ranking, coming in at #12. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fashion studies degrees to 27 students in 2021-2022.
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EDP University - San Sebastian did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major ranking, coming in at #13. EDP University - San Sebastian is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
EDP University - Manati ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major list. Located in Manati, Puerto Rico, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s fashion studies students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.
With a ranking of #15, Lehigh Carbon Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major list. LCCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania. It awarded 2 associates’s fashion studies degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Nassau Community College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major list. Nassau Community College is a public institution located in Garden City, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
EDP University - San Juan did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major ranking, coming in at #17. This small school is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and it awarded 5 associates’s fashion studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.
Harcum College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major ranking. Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s fashion studies degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major ranking, coming in at #19. Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce is a medium-sized school located in Ponce, Puerto Rico that handed out 3 associates’s fashion studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce Fashion Design Report
Baltimore City Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major ranking. Baltimore City Community College is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 associates’s fashion studies degrees to qualified students.
SUNY Westchester Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Valhalla, New York, and it awarded 6 associates’s fashion studies degrees 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%.
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Wayne County Community College District landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major ranking. Wayne County Community College District is a public institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
With a ranking of #23, Rowan College at Burlington County did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major list. Rowan College at Burlington County is located in Mount Laurel, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 associates’s fashion studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
San Diego Mesa College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major ranking, coming in at #24. This fairly large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 5 associates’s fashion studies degrees in 2021-2022.
West Valley College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major list. West Valley College is a medium-sized public school situated in Saratoga, California. It awarded 3 associates’s fashion studies degrees in 2021-2022.
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