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2023 Best Fashion Merchandising Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

3 Ranked Colleges
343 Degrees Awarded
$37,800 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Fashion Merchandising

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Fashion Merchandising” 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 Far Western US region, there were 343 fashion merchandising graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Fashion Merchandising” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in fashion merchandising. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fashion merchandising programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fashion merchandising program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Fashion Merchandising

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Fashion Merchandising”.

Top 3 Best Fashion Merchandising Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

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Academy of Art University
San Francisco, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Academy of Art University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Fashion Merchandising. This medium-sized school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 49 ’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2020-2021.

Academy of Art University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Academy of Art University supports 8,928 students, and 1,287 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,016 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,275. In addition to receiving other benefits, 257 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 Academy of Art University Veteran Student Life Report

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Seattle Pacific University
Seattle, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle Pacific University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Fashion Merchandising list. This small school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 11 ’s fashion merchandising degrees in 2020-2021.

SPU also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 187 of the 3,601 students enrolled at Seattle Pacific University were GI Bill® students, of which 121 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,763. On top of their other funding sources, 78 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Seattle Pacific University]](/colleges/seattle-pacific-university/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Fashion Merchandising. FIDM Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 262 ’s fashion merchandising degrees to qualified students.

FIDM Los Angeles also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 1,886 students enrolled at FIDM Los Angeles, 99 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 67 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,704. To help with additional expenses, 31 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Full FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles Veteran Student Life Report

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