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2022 Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region

11 Ranked Colleges
943 Degrees Awarded
$15,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,938 fashion merchandising graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 943 fashion merchandising graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in fashion merchandising. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fashion merchandising programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 “Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region”.

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Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 11 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fashion Merchandising in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Fashion Institute of Technology

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fashion Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Fashion Institute of Technology is located in New York, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 662 associates’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.

FIT SUNY not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Fashion Merchandising Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Fashion Institute of Technology is $10,523 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Fashion Merchandising students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Read more about Fashion Merchandising at Fashion Institute of Technology

#2

Nassau Community College

Garden City, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nassau Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Nassau Community College is a public institution located in Garden City, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Nassau Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Fashion Merchandising Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $4,594 for middle atlantic region associate degree fashion merchandising students per year to attend Nassau Community College.

Read more about Fashion Merchandising at Nassau Community College

#3

Genesee Community College

Batavia, New York
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Genesee Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region. GCC is a small school located in Batavia, New York that handed out 13 associates’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2019-2020.

GCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Fashion Merchandising Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $6,304 for middle atlantic region associate degree fashion merchandising students per year to attend Genesee Community College.

Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at Genesee Community College

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Herkimer County Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Herkimer College is a public institution located in Herkimer, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Herkimer College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Fashion Merchandising Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Herkimer College is $7,512 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Fashion Merchandising students.

Read more about Fashion Merchandising at Herkimer County Community College

#5

LIM College

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LIM College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. LIM College is a small private for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 14 associates’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2019-2020.

LIM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Fashion Merchandising Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend LIM College is $34,761 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Fashion Merchandising students.

Read more about Fashion Merchandising at LIM College

#6

Berkeley College - New York

New York, New York
#5 in overall quality

Berkeley College - New York came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Berkeley College - New York is a private for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 48 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Berkeley College - New York also took the #5 spot in our “Best Fashion Merchandising Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Berkeley College - New York is $15,783 for middle atlantic region associate degree fashion merchandising students.

Full Berkeley College - New York Fashion Merchandising Report

#7

Berkeley College - Woodland Park

Woodland Park, New Jersey
#6 in overall quality

Berkeley College - Woodland Park landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Woodland Park, New Jersey, and it awarded 27 associates’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2019-2020.

Berkeley College - Woodland Park also took the #6 spot in our “Best Fashion Merchandising Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Berkeley College - Woodland Park is $15,483 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Fashion Merchandising students.

Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at Berkeley College - Woodland Park

#7 in overall quality

New York City College of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. New York City College of Technology is a fairly large public school situated in Brooklyn, New York. It awarded 45 associates’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree fashion merchandising students list, City Tech has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Fashion Merchandising Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $3,667 for middle atlantic region associate degree fashion merchandising students per year to attend City Tech.

Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at New York City College of Technology

#9

Brookdale Community College

Lincroft, New Jersey
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Brookdale Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Lincroft, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fashion merchandising degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

Brookdale Community College also took the #10 spot in our “Best Fashion Merchandising Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Brookdale Community College is $9,156 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Fashion Merchandising students.

Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at Brookdale Community College

#10

University of the District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia
#11 in overall quality

University of the District of Columbia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #10. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fashion merchandising degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

University of the District of Columbia also took the #11 spot in our “Best Fashion Merchandising Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of the District of Columbia is $15,894 for middle atlantic region associate degree fashion merchandising students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Fashion Merchandising at University of the District of Columbia

#11

The New School

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, The New School did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The New School is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 61 associates’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2019-2020.

New School University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Fashion Merchandising Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend New School University is $43,334 for middle atlantic region associate degree fashion merchandising students.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Fashion Merchandising at The New School

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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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