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2023 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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Best Value Fashion Studies Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Fashion Studies Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Fashion Design is the 223rd most popular major in the country with 3,103 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southeast region, there were 399 fashion design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fashion Studies Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Best Value Fashion Studies Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region fashion studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 10 Best Value Colleges for Fashion Design (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

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Miami Dade College
Miami, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miami Dade College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s fashion studies degrees to 46 students in 2020-2021.

MDC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Fashion Design Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend MDC is $5,370 for Southeast Region Fashion Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Fashion Design at Miami Dade College

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Virginia Commonwealth University is a large school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 61 ’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.

VCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Fashion Design Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $15,891 for southeast region fashion studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Virginia Commonwealth University.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 Design at Virginia Commonwealth University

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Meredith College
Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Meredith College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified ’s fashion studies students in 2020-2021.

Meredith did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Fashion Design Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Meredith is $20,462 for Southeast Region Fashion Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Fashion Design at Meredith College

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend AI Miami International University of Art and Design. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. International Fine Arts College is a private for-profit institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at International Fine Arts College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Fashion Design Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend AI Miami International University of Art and Design is $18,671 for southeast region fashion studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full AI Miami International University of Art and Design Fashion Design Report

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Marymount University
Arlington, Virginia

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Marymount University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Arlington, Virginia, and it awarded 6 ’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Marymount did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Fashion Design Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $21,777 for Southeast Region Fashion Studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Marymount.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.

Read more about Fashion Design at Marymount University

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Lipscomb University
Nashville, Tennessee

Lipscomb University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Fashion Studies Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Lipscomb University is a small school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 4 ’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Lipscomb not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Fashion Design Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $21,843 for southeast region fashion studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Lipscomb University.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Fashion Design at Lipscomb University

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The Art Institute of Atlanta ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Fashion Studies Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private for-profit school awarded 13 degrees to qualified ’s fashion studies students in 2020-2021.

Ai Atlanta also took the #8 spot in our “Best Fashion Design Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ai Atlanta is $25,593 for southeast region fashion studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Fashion Design at The Art Institute of Atlanta

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Savannah College of Art and Design landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Savannah, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s fashion studies degrees to 180 students in 2020-2021.

SCAD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Fashion Design Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $41,407 for southeast region fashion studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Savannah College of Art and Design.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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 SCAD Fashion Design Report

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American InterContinental University - Atlanta landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. AIU Atlanta is a small private for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 4 ’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.

AIU Atlanta also made our “Best Fashion Design Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for American InterContinental University - Atlanta is $15,866 for Southeast Region Fashion Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Fashion Design at American InterContinental University - Atlanta

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Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta, Georgia

Clark Atlanta University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 38 ’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region fashion studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, CAU has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Fashion Design Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CAU is $34,229 for Southeast Region Fashion Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Fashion Design at Clark Atlanta University

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