by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
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 Southwest region, there were 401 fashion merchandising graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree 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.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region fashion merchandising students.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 4 ’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Art Institute of San Antonio. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 4 ’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Art Institute of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Southwest Region list. Ai Houston is a private for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full The Art Institute of Houston Fashion Merchandising Report
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Dallas landed the #4 spot on the list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s fashion merchandising degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at The Art Institute of Dallas
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Christian University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Southwest Region list. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s fashion merchandising degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at Texas Christian University
University of North Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 144 ’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Fashion Merchandising at University of North Texas
With a ranking of #7, Texas State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 104 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas Woman’s University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Southwest Region list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s fashion merchandising degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Phoenix College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this medium-sized public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified ’s fashion merchandising students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at Phoenix College
Baylor University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 ’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 18 ’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Fashion Merchandising at Sam Houston State University
With a ranking of #12, Houston Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s fashion merchandising degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #13, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Nacogdoches, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified ’s fashion merchandising students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Fashion Merchandising at Stephen F Austin State University
Mesa Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Mesa Community College is located in Mesa, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at Mesa Community College
With a ranking of #15, Pima Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Southwest Region list. Pima Community College is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at Pima County Community College District
Northern Arizona University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 0 ’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Texas Tech University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Fashion Merchandising Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s fashion merchandising students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Fashion Merchandising at Texas Tech University
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