by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,201 fashion merchandising graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major” ranking, we looked at 79 colleges that offer a degree in fashion merchandising. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their fashion merchandising program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LIM College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major list. LIM College is a private for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 161 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend AI Miami International University of Art and Design. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major list. Located in Miami, Florida, this small private for-profit school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fashion merchandising students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Fashion Merchandising at AI Miami International University of Art and Design
Out of the 79 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Atlanta landed the #3 spot on the list. Ai Atlanta is a private for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at The Art Institute of Atlanta
Out of the 79 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Fashion Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to 386 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Art Institute of Austin. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major list. Located in Austin, Texas, this small private for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fashion merchandising students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, Berkeley College - New York did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major list. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to 49 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #7, The Art Institute of San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major list. Ai San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #8, Lasell University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major list. Lasell is located in Newton, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.
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Stephens College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Marist College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking. Marist is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 89 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
The Art Institute of Houston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking, coming in at #11. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Full The Art Institute of Houston Fashion Merchandising Report
Kent State University at Kent did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking, coming in at #12. Kent State University at Kent is a large school located in Kent, Ohio that handed out 278 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2020-2021.
The Art Institute of Dallas ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major list. The Art Institute of Dallas is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Fashion Merchandising at The Art Institute of Dallas
The Art Institute of Virginia Beach came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this small private for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fashion merchandising students in 2020-2021.
Cazenovia College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major list. Cazenovia College is located in Cazenovia, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.
Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking. JWU Charlotte is a private not-for-profit institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Mount Mary University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fashion merchandising students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Fisher College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking. Fisher College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Mercyhurst University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking. Mercyhurst University is located in Erie, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.
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Mars Hill University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking. Mars Hill University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mars Hill, North Carolina. It awarded 8 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Johnson & Wales University - Providence landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking. Johnson & Wales University - Providence is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.
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Marymount Manhattan College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking, coming in at #22. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Marymount Manhattan College Fashion Merchandising Report
Johnson & Wales University - Online came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Full Johnson & Wales University - Online Fashion Merchandising Report
Bay State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major ranking, coming in at #24. Bay State College is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at Bay State College
Berkeley College - Woodland Park ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major list. Berkeley College - Woodland Park is located in Woodland Park, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.
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