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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fashion Merchandising (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

12 Ranked Colleges
345 Degrees Awarded
$16,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Fashion Merchandising is the 170th most popular major in the country with 3,926 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 374 fashion merchandising graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 345 fashion merchandising graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fashion merchandising. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fashion merchandising programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fashion merchandising program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree fashion merchandising students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 12 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fashion Merchandising (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to 107 students in 2019-2020.

UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNT is $9,082 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Merchandising students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Fashion Merchandising at University of North Texas

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #2 spot on the list. TWU is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 19 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend TWU is $7,050 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Merchandising students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at TWU

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree fashion merchandising students whose families make $30-$48k list, Texas Tech has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,326 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Merchandising students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas Tech University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Fashion Merchandising at Texas Tech

#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 88 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,292 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Merchandising students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas State University.

Full Texas State Fashion Merchandising Report

#5

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

SHSU also made our “Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $11,634 for southwest region bachelor’s degree fashion merchandising students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend SHSU.

Full SHSU Fashion Merchandising Report

#9 in overall quality

Stephen F Austin State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2019-2020.

SFASU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Stephen F Austin State University is $10,816 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Merchandising students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Stephen F Austin State University Fashion Merchandising Report

#7

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#8 in overall quality

Northern Arizona University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. NAU is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NAU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NAU is $9,799 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Merchandising students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full NAU Fashion Merchandising Report

#8

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Texas Christian University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

TCU also made our “Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $23,246 for southwest region bachelor’s degree fashion merchandising students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas Christian University.

The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Fashion Merchandising at TCU

#9

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Baylor University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Baylor is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 28 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Baylor University is $29,849 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Merchandising students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at Baylor

#10 in overall quality

The Art Institute of Houston ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Ai Houston is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 6 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree fashion merchandising students whose families make $30-$48k list, Ai Houston has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $21,747 for southwest region bachelor’s degree fashion merchandising students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend The Art Institute of Houston.

Full The Art Institute of Houston Fashion Merchandising Report

#11

The Art Institute of San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas
#11 in overall quality

The Art Institute of San Antonio landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Ai San Antonio is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 4 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree fashion merchandising students whose families make $30-$48k list, Ai San Antonio has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The Art Institute of San Antonio is $22,788 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Merchandising students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Ai San Antonio Fashion Merchandising Report

#12 in overall quality

The Art Institute of Austin landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. The Art Institute of Austin is a small school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 9 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2019-2020.

Ai Austin also made our “Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #12. It costs about $22,824 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Merchandising students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Ai Austin.

Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at The Art Institute of Austin

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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