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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 3,644 people earned their degree in fashion merchandising, making the major the 188th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 466 fashion merchandising graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 443 fashion merchandising graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 16 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.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree fashion merchandising students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kent State University at Kent is a large public school situated in Kent, Ohio. It awarded 278 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Mary University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Milwaukee, Wisconsin 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.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dominican University landed the #3 spot on the list. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school situated in River Forest, Illinois. It awarded 13 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at Dominican University
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Adrian College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Adrian, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fashion merchandising students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Central Michigan University is a public institution located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at Central Michigan University
Western Michigan University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. WMU is a fairly large school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 27 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2020-2021.
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Eastern Michigan University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large school located in Ypsilanti, Michigan that handed out 19 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2020-2021.
Ball State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. Ball State is a public institution located in Muncie, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at Ball State University
Northwood University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Midland, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to 4 students 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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Ashland University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ashland University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ashland, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at Ashland University
Youngstown State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Youngstown, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fashion merchandising students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at Youngstown State University
Western Illinois University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Macomb, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fashion merchandising students in 2020-2021.
Full Western Illinois University Fashion Merchandising Report
With a ranking of #13, Eastern Illinois University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Great Lakes Region list. EIU is a public institution located in Charleston, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern Illinois University Fashion Merchandising Report
Olivet Nazarene University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Bourbonnais, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fashion merchandising students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, Concordia University, Wisconsin did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Mequon, Wisconsin, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
Full Concordia University, Wisconsin Fashion Merchandising Report
Ursuline College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Pepper Pike, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fashion merchandising students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
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