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2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
308 Degrees Awarded
$25,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 associate degree level specifically, there were 308 fashion design graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,689 and $18,419 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree 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 an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fashion Design (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Rosa Junior College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Santa Rosa, California, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s fashion studies students in 2019-2020.

SRJC also made our “Best Fashion Design Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for SRJC is $9,366 for far western us region associate degree fashion studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Fashion Design at Santa Rosa Junior College

#2

Mt. San Antonio College

Walnut, California
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mt. San Antonio College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Mt. San Antonio College is a large public school situated in Walnut, California. It awarded 6 associates’s fashion studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Mt. SAC also made our “Best Fashion Design Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Mt. SAC is $6,368 for far western us region associate degree fashion studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Mt. San Antonio College Fashion Design Report

#3

Los Angeles Trade Technical College

Los Angeles, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Los Angeles Trade Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fashion studies degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

Los Angeles Trade Technical College also made our “Best Fashion Design Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $10,436 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Fashion Studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Los Angeles Trade Technical College.

Read full report on Fashion Design at Los Angeles Trade Technical College

#1 in overall quality

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 #4 for the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k. FIDM Los Angeles is a private for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 160 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

FIDM Los Angeles did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Fashion Design Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $45,466 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Fashion Studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles.

Read full report on Fashion Design at FIDM Los Angeles

#6

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#5 in overall quality

Academy of Art University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k 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 7 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Academy of Art University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Fashion Design Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $36,626 for far western us region associate degree fashion studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Academy of Art University.

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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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