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by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Fashion Merchandising is the 188th most popular major in the country with 3,644 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,373 fashion merchandising graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major” ranking looked at 44 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fashion merchandising. That schools that top this list have a program in fashion merchandising in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major”.
Out of the 44 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major that were part of this year’s ranking, FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles landed the #2 spot on the list. FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles is a small school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 262 associates’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fashion Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major list. This medium-sized school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 695 associates’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LIM College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major. LIM is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 22 associates’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 44 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Berkeley College - New York landed the #5 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s fashion merchandising degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
Full Berkeley College - New York Fashion Merchandising Report
AI Miami International University of Art and Design came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking. AI Miami International University of Art and Design is located in Miami, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.
Full AI Miami International University of Art and Design Fashion Merchandising Report
Berkeley College - Woodland Park came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking. Located in Woodland Park, New Jersey, this small private for-profit school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified associates’s fashion merchandising students in 2020-2021.
Full Berkeley College - Woodland Park Fashion Merchandising Report
Nassau Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Garden City, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 43 degrees to qualified associates’s fashion merchandising students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at Nassau Community College
Herkimer County Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking. Herkimer, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fashion merchandising degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Full Herkimer County Community College Fashion Merchandising Report
The New School came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 39 associates’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate 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 New School University
Genesee Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Batavia, New York, this small public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified associates’s fashion merchandising students in 2020-2021.
New York City College of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking, coming in at #12. This fairly large school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 42 associates’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Fashion Merchandising at New York City College of Technology
With a ranking of #13, Brookdale Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major list. Brookdale Community College is a public institution located in Lincroft, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at Brookdale Community College
With a ranking of #14, SUNY Westchester Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major list. SUNY Westchester Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Valhalla, New York. It awarded 16 associates’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Fashion Merchandising at SUNY Westchester Community College
University of the District of Columbia came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking. 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 6 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at University of the District of Columbia
Middlesex Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking. Middlesex Community College is located in Bedford, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.
Full Middlesex Community College Fashion Merchandising Report
Phoenix College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this medium-sized public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified associates’s fashion merchandising students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, Mercer County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major list. Mercer County Community College is located in West Windsor, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.
Full Mercer County Community College Fashion Merchandising Report
With a ranking of #19, Johnson County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major list. JCCC is a public institution located in Overland Park, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Johnson County Community College Fashion Merchandising Report
Alexandria Technical & Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major list. ATCC is located in Alexandria, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
College of DuPage did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified associates’s fashion merchandising students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at College of DuPage
Fisher College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s fashion merchandising degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Gateway Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking. Gateway Community College is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at Gateway Community College
Miami Dade College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school awarded 45 diplomas to qualified associates’s fashion merchandising students in 2020-2021.
Houston Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified associates’s fashion merchandising students in 2020-2021.
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