by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Fashion Merchandising Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Fashion Merchandising is the 188th most popular major in the country with 3,644 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 401 fashion merchandising graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 364 fashion merchandising graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Fashion Merchandising Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in fashion merchandising. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular fashion merchandising programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Fashion Merchandising Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Fashion Merchandising Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 144 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Fashion Merchandising Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 104 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Fashion Merchandising Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Christian University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas Christian University is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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 Texas Christian University
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Fashion Merchandising Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #4 spot on the list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Fashion Merchandising at Texas Woman’s University
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Fashion Merchandising Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Sam Houston State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fashion Merchandising Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Full Sam Houston State University Fashion Merchandising Report
The Art Institute of Houston landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fashion Merchandising Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2020-2021.
The Art Institute of San Antonio ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fashion Merchandising Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fashion merchandising students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Fashion Merchandising at The Art Institute of San Antonio
The Art Institute of Austin landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fashion Merchandising Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Austin, Texas, this small private for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fashion merchandising students in 2020-2021.
The Art Institute of Dallas ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fashion Merchandising Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s 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.
Full The Art Institute of Dallas Fashion Merchandising Report
Stephen F Austin State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Fashion Merchandising Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 2 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas Tech University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fashion Merchandising Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 0 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Fashion Merchandising at Texas Tech University
Northern Arizona University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fashion Merchandising Major in the Southwest Region for a Bachelor’s list. NAU is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 0 bachelors’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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