by our College Data Analytics Team
[Fashion Merchandising](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/specialized-sales-merchandising-marketing/fashion-merchandising/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for fashion merchandising students.
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If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the fashion merchandising degrees they offer, see the list below.
Our analysis ranked Lasell College the best value for a degree in fashion merchandising in Massachusetts. Lasell College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Newton. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $27,040. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete the fashion merchandising program here. Early-career fashion merchandising graduates make about $38,438. That is a strong return on a $27,000 median debt. Lasell College admits about 81% of applicants.
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.