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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fashion Design (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

6 Ranked Colleges
129 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,470 people earned their degree in fashion design, making the major the 207th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 706 fashion design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 129 fashion design graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fashion design. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fashion design programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fashion design program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree fashion studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fashion Design (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle, Washington
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Seattle Pacific University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Seattle, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fashion studies students in 2019-2020.

SPU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Seattle Pacific University is $24,790 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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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#2

California College of the Arts

San Francisco, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California College of the Arts. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. California College of the Arts is a small school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 15 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2019-2020.

California College of the Arts also made our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend California College of the Arts is $28,699 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Fashion Design at California College of the Arts

#3

Woodbury University

Burbank, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Woodbury University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Woodbury is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Burbank, California. It awarded 10 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Woodbury also took the #5 spot in our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Woodbury is $22,616 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Fashion Design at Woodbury University

#4

Otis College of Art and Design

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Otis College of Art and Design. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Otis College of Art and Design is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 21 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Otis College of Art and Design not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Otis College of Art and Design is $43,856 for far western us region bachelor’s degree fashion studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Fashion Design at Otis College of Art and Design

#5

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Art University landed the #5 spot on the list. Academy of Art University is a private for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 77 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University also took the #6 spot in our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Academy of Art University is $38,617 for far western us region bachelor’s degree fashion studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Fashion Design at Academy of Art University

#4 in overall quality

FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles is a small private for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 4 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2019-2020.

FIDM Los Angeles did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles is $42,720 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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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