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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fashion Design (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

4 Ranked Colleges
555 Degrees Awarded
$19,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Fashion Design is the 207th most popular major in the country with 3,470 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,484 fashion design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 555 fashion design graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in fashion design. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fashion design programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the fashion design program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fashion Design (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Nassau Community College

Garden City, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nassau Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Garden City, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified associates’s fashion studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Nassau Community College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Fashion Design Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Nassau Community College is $3,837 for middle atlantic region associate degree fashion studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#2

Fashion Institute of Technology

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fashion Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 398 degrees to qualified associates’s fashion studies students in 2019-2020.

FIT SUNY also made our “Best Fashion Design Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend FIT SUNY is $9,399 for middle atlantic region associate degree fashion studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.

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#3

Harcum College

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harcum College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 associates’s fashion studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Harcum College also made our “Best Fashion Design Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Harcum College is $23,894 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Fashion Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Harcum College Fashion Design Report

#4

The New School

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The New School. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. New York, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s fashion studies degrees to 77 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at New School University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Fashion Design Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend New School University is $40,044 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Fashion Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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