by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Fashion Merchandising Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” 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.
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 “Most Well Attended Fashion Merchandising Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in fashion merchandising. To top this list, a school must have a successful fashion merchandising program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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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 “Most Well Attended Fashion Merchandising Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s”.
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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 Most Well Attended Fashion Merchandising Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Kent, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to 278 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Fashion Merchandising Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Mount Pleasant, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Out of the 16 schools in the Most Well Attended Fashion Merchandising Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Muncie, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to 28 students 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 more about Fashion Merchandising at Ball State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Fashion Merchandising Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Western Michigan University Fashion Merchandising Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Fashion Merchandising Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school situated in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It awarded 19 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2020-2021.
Dominican University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fashion Merchandising Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in River Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Mount Mary University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fashion Merchandising Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. 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.
Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at Mount Mary University
With a ranking of #8, Youngstown State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fashion Merchandising Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Youngstown, Ohio, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at Youngstown State University
With a ranking of #9, Western Illinois University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fashion Merchandising Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Macomb, Illinois, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2020-2021.
Ashland University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fashion Merchandising Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Ashland, Ohio, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Northwood University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fashion Merchandising Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. 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%.
Adrian College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fashion Merchandising Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Adrian, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fashion merchandising students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Eastern Illinois University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fashion Merchandising Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Charleston, Illinois, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern Illinois University Fashion Merchandising Report
Olivet Nazarene University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fashion Merchandising Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Olivet Nazarene University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bourbonnais, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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 Olivet Nazarene
Concordia University, Wisconsin did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fashion Merchandising Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Mequon, Wisconsin. It awarded 1 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at Concordia University, Wisconsin
Ursuline College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fashion Merchandising Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #16. Ursuline College is a small school located in Pepper Pike, Ohio that handed out 0 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at Ursuline College
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