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2024 Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor's Degree Schools

60 Colleges in the United States
2,201 Bachelor's Degrees
a bachelor's degree in fashion merchandising is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #144 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 60 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 2,201 bachelor's degrees in fashion merchandising to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Fashion Merchandising School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor's Degree Schools The fashion merchandising bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality fashion merchandising program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for fashion merchandising students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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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 the Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor's Degree Schools.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Fashion Merchandising in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in fashion merchandising.

10 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Fashion Merchandising

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
386 Annual Graduates

Fashion Institute of Technology is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in fashion merchandising. FIT SUNY is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in fashion merchandising from Fashion Institute of Technology

2
20 Annual Graduates

Baylor University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in fashion merchandising. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in fashion merchandising from Baylor University

3
90 Annual Graduates

University of Georgia is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in fashion merchandising. UGA is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Athens.More information about a bachelor’s in fashion merchandising from University of Georgia

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
63 Annual Graduates

University of Missouri - Columbia is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in fashion merchandising. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in fashion merchandising from University of Missouri - Columbia

5
144 Annual Graduates

UNT is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Denton.More information about a bachelor’s in fashion merchandising from University of North Texas

6
41 Annual Graduates

TCU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Fort Worth.More information about a bachelor’s in fashion merchandising from Texas Christian University

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LIM College
New York, NY
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
161 Annual Graduates

LIM is a small private for-profit college located in the city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in fashion merchandising from LIM College

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Marist College
Poughkeepsie, NY
89 Annual Graduates

Marist is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie.More information about a bachelor’s in fashion merchandising from Marist College

9
4 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Midland, Northwood is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in fashion merchandising from Northwood University

10
52 Annual Graduates

Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.More information about a bachelor’s in fashion merchandising from Thomas Jefferson University

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Fashion Merchandising Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA
12 Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH
13 Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH
14 Ball State University Muncie, IN
15 Marymount University Arlington, VA

Fashion Merchandising by Region

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One of 10 majors within the Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing area of study, Fashion Merchandising has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Fashion Merchandising

Related Major Annual Graduates
Special Products Marketing Operations 142
Other Specialized Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing Operations 91
Hospitality and Recreation Marketing Operations 73
Vehicle and Vehicle Parts and Accessories Marketing Operations 50
Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations 45
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations 18

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