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2022 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Fashion Design

64 Colleges in the United States
1,001 Associate Degrees
An associate degree in fashion design is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #117 out of 969 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 64 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the most popular for fashion design students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 1,001 associate degrees in fashion design to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Fashion Design School for Your Associate Degree

Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Fashion Design Your choice of school for getting your associate degree in fashion studies matters. We created our Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Fashion Design ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of fashion design students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for fashion design.

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in fashion design.

10 Most Well Attended Schools for Fashion Studies Students Working on Their Associate

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398 Annual Associate Degrees
#1 Most Popular In NY
#1 Best Quality In NY

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in fashion design needs to check out Fashion Institute of Technology. Located in the large city of New York, FIT SUNY is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for associate degrees in fashion design in New York.

There were roughly 398 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at FIT SUNY in the most recent year we have data available.

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160 Annual Associate Degrees
#1 Most Popular In CA
#1 Best Quality In CA

FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in fashion design. FIDM Los Angeles is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for associate degrees in fashion design in California.

There were approximately 160 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at FIDM Los Angeles in the most recent year we have data available.

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The New School
New York, NY
77 Annual Associate Degrees
#2 Most Popular In NY
#2 Best Quality In NY

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at The New School if you wish to pursue an associate degree in fashion design. New School University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for associate degrees in fashion design in New York.

There were roughly 77 fashion design individuals who graduated with this degree at New School University in the most recent data year.

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27 Annual Associate Degrees
#3 Most Popular In NY
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Kingsborough Community College is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in fashion design. KCC is a large public college located in the city of Brooklyn.

There were about 27 fashion design individuals who graduated with this degree at KCC in the most recent data year.

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26 Annual Associate Degrees
#1 Most Popular In WA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Seattle Central is a moderately-sized public college located in the large city of Seattle.

There were about 26 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at Seattle Central in the most recent year we have data available.

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20 Annual Associate Degrees
#2 Most Popular In CA
#4 Best Quality In CA

Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a large public college located in the city of Los Angeles. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for associate degrees in fashion design in California.

There were about 20 fashion design individuals who graduated with this degree at Los Angeles Trade Technical College in the most recent data year.

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19 Annual Associate Degrees
#1 Most Popular In TX
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

There were approximately 19 fashion design individuals who graduated with this degree at Houston Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Nassau Community College
Garden City, NY
19 Annual Associate Degrees
#4 Most Popular In NY
#3 Best Quality In NY

Located in the suburb of Garden City, Nassau Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for associate degrees in fashion design in New York.

There were approximately 19 fashion design individuals who graduated with this degree at Nassau Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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El Centro College
Dallas, TX
17 Annual Associate Degrees
#2 Most Popular In TX
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

El Centro College is a very large public college located in the large city of Dallas.

There were roughly 17 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at El Centro College in the most recent data year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Fashion Design award.

Rank College Location
11 Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, UT
12 AI Miami International University of Art and Design Miami, FL
13 Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico - Ponce Ponce, PR
13 Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA
13 Wade College Dallas, TX
13 Palomar College San Marcos, CA

Fashion Design by Region

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One of 9 majors within the Design & Applied Arts area of study, Fashion Design has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Graphic Design 1,994
Commercial & Advertising Art 1,579
Interior Design 1,502
Visual Communications 996
Game & Interactive Media Design 491
Commercial Photography 411
Illustration 212
Other Design & Applied Arts 108
Industrial Design 45

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