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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fashion Merchandising in the Southwest Region

12 Ranked Colleges
345 Degrees Awarded
$20,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,926 people earned their degree in fashion merchandising, making the major the 170th most popular in the United States.

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” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fashion merchandising. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fashion merchandising programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the fashion merchandising program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree fashion merchandising students.

Top 12 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fashion Merchandising 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. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 107 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fashion merchandising students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree fashion merchandising students list, UNT has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Texas is $15,086 for southwest region bachelor’s degree fashion merchandising students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full University of North Texas Fashion Merchandising Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas Woman’s University is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.

TWU also made our “Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Texas Woman’s University is $9,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree fashion merchandising students.

Full Texas Woman’s University Fashion Merchandising Report

#3

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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas State University is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 88 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.

Texas State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,230 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Merchandising students per year to attend Texas State University.

Full Texas State Fashion Merchandising Report

#4

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sam Houston State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Sam Houston State University is a public institution located in Huntsville, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Sam Houston State University is $14,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Merchandising students.

Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at Sam Houston State University

#5

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $17,571 for southwest region bachelor’s degree fashion merchandising students 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.

Full Texas Tech University Fashion Merchandising Report

#6

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#8 in overall quality

Northern Arizona University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. NAU is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 2 bachelors’s fashion merchandising 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 yearly cost to attend NAU is $12,915 for southwest region bachelor’s degree fashion merchandising students.

Read more about Fashion Merchandising at NAU

#9 in overall quality

Stephen F Austin State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2019-2020.

SFASU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SFASU is $13,723 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Merchandising students.

Full SFASU Fashion Merchandising Report

#10 in overall quality

The Art Institute of Houston ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Ai Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.

Ai Houston not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Ai Houston is $22,844 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Merchandising students.

Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at Ai Houston

#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 ranking. Baylor University is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 28 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $36,039 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Merchandising students per year to attend Baylor.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at Baylor

#10

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Texas Christian University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. TCU is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TCU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $36,811 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Merchandising students per year to attend Texas Christian University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at TCU

#11

The Art Institute of San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas
#11 in overall quality

The Art Institute of San Antonio did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Ai San Antonio is a private for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ai San Antonio not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $22,421 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Merchandising students per year to attend Ai San Antonio.

Full The Art Institute of San Antonio Fashion Merchandising Report

#12 in overall quality

The Art Institute of Austin did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2019-2020.

Ai Austin also took the #12 spot in our “Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $24,156 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Merchandising students per year to attend The Art Institute of 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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