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2027 Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools in Missouri

[Fashion Merchandising](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/specialized-sales-merchandising-marketing/fashion-merchandising/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for fashion merchandising students.

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• Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools in Missouri

2027 Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools in Missouri

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the fashion merchandising degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Fashion Merchandising Schools

1

Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, MO

$21,600 In-State Tuition & Fees

$28,663 Avg Student Debt

$53,278 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is Lindenwood University, our #1 best value for fashion merchandising in Missouri. Set in the city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a large private not-for-profit institution. In-state tuition and fees average $21,600. Fashion Merchandising graduates carry a median of $28,663 in student loans. Soon after graduation, fashion merchandising degree recipients from Lindenwood University generally make around $48,197. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 57%.

2

University Of Missouri Columbia
Columbia, MO

$14,837 In-State Tuition & Fees

$21,818 Avg Student Debt

$63,403 Median Earnings (10yr)

A rank of #2 makes University Of Missouri Columbia one of the best values for fashion merchandising. Set in the city of Columbia, University Of Missouri Columbia is a very large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $14,837, while out-of-state students pay about $36,056. Students borrow a median of $21,818 to complete the fashion merchandising program here. Early-career fashion merchandising graduates make about $53,134. That is a strong return on a $21,818 median debt. Roughly 78% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.