If you plan on majoring in fashion design, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #223 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Fashion Design Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,087 degrees in fashion design annually.
The fashion studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Fashion Design rankings. We derive our Best Overall Fashion Design School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Fashion Design Schools in New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of fashion studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Fashion Institute of Technology is a great choice for students interested in a degree in fashion design. FIT SUNY is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #32 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means FIT SUNY is a great school overall.
There were roughly 592 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at FIT SUNY in the most recent data year.
Syracuse University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in fashion design. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.
There were approximately 17 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat Pratt Institute - Main if you wish to pursue a degree in fashion design. Pratt Institute is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Brooklyn.
There were approximately 36 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at Pratt Institute in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in fashion design has to check out The New School. Located in the large city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. This school ranks 22nd out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 310 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at New School University in the most recent year we have data available.
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 schools nationwide means Marist is a great college overall.
There were roughly 23 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at Marist in the most recent year we have data available.
SUNY Oneonta is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Oneonta. This school ranks 37th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 66 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Oneonta in the most recent year we have data available.
Nassau Community College is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of Garden City. This college ranks 43rd out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 11 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at Nassau Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
The fashion studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Fashion Design rankings. We derive our Best Overall Fashion Design School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
