2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fashion Design
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” 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.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,001 fashion design graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate” ranking looked at 21 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.
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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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The fashion studies 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 “Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate”.
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Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree fashion studies students.
Top 21 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fashion Design
Out of the 21 schools in the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 8 associates’s fashion studies degrees in 2019-2020.
MCC also took the #8 spot in our “Best Fashion Design Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $4,295 for associate degree fashion studies students per year to attend Metropolitan Community College.
Out of the 21 schools in the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson County Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Johnson County Community College is a fairly large school located in Overland Park, Kansas that handed out 5 associates’s fashion studies degrees in 2019-2020.
JCCC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Fashion Design Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Johnson County Community College is $12,632 for Associate Degree Fashion Studies students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Salt Lake Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate. Salt Lake Community College is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Salt Lake Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Fashion Design Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $6,963 for associate degree fashion studies students per year to attend Salt Lake Community College.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Rosa Junior College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate list. Santa Rosa, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fashion studies degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
SRJC also took the #7 spot in our “Best Fashion Design Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Santa Rosa Junior College is $5,782 for associate degree fashion studies students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nassau Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate. Nassau Community College is a fairly large school located in Garden City, New York that handed out 19 associates’s fashion studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Nassau Community College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Fashion Design Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $4,594 for Associate Degree Fashion Studies students per year to attend Nassau Community College.
Fashion Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 398 associates’s fashion studies degrees in 2019-2020.
FIT SUNY not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Fashion Design Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend FIT SUNY is $10,523 for associate degree fashion studies students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Phoenix College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate ranking. Phoenix College is a medium-sized school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 8 associates’s fashion studies degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Phoenix College, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Fashion Design Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Phoenix College is $8,744 for associate degree fashion studies students.
Los Angeles Trade Technical College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate ranking. Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Los Angeles Trade Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Fashion Design Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $6,907 for associate degree fashion studies students per year to attend Los Angeles Trade Technical College.
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Mt. San Antonio College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #9. Mt. SAC is a large school located in Walnut, California that handed out 6 associates’s fashion studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Mt. SAC also made our “Best Fashion Design Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #14. The estimated yearly cost for Mt. SAC is $1,729 for associate degree fashion studies students.
The Art Institute of Dallas landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate ranking. The Art Institute of Dallas is a private for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The Art Institute of Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Fashion Design Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $21,605 for associate degree fashion studies students per year to attend The Art Institute of Dallas.
With a ranking of #11, EDP University - San Juan did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate list. San Juan, is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s fashion studies degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
EDP - San Juan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Fashion Design Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for EDP - San Juan is $5,841 for associate degree fashion studies students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Harcum College landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate ranking. Harcum College is located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s fashion studies degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Harcum College, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Fashion Design Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $23,588 for associate degree fashion studies students per year to attend Harcum College.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
AI Miami International University of Art and Design ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate list. International Fine Arts College is a small private for-profit school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 11 associates’s fashion studies degrees in 2019-2020.
International Fine Arts College also took the #16 spot in our “Best Fashion Design Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for AI Miami International University of Art and Design is $20,274 for associate degree fashion studies students.
EDP University - San Sebastian landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate ranking. Located in San Sebastian, , this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 degrees to qualified associates’s fashion studies students in 2019-2020.
EDP - San Sebastian also made our “Best Fashion Design Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #19. It costs about $7,113 for Associate Degree Fashion Studies students per year to attend EDP University - San Sebastian.
The low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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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With a ranking of #15, FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate list. This small school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 160 associates’s fashion studies degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIDM Los Angeles, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Fashion Design Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for FIDM Los Angeles is $41,505 for Associate Degree Fashion Studies students.
With a ranking of #17, Academy of Art University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate list. Academy of Art University is located in San Francisco, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 associates’s fashion studies degrees to qualified students.
Academy of Art University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Fashion Design Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $34,145 for associate degree fashion studies students per year to attend Academy of Art University.
Universidad del Turabo did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Gurabo, , this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s fashion studies students in 2019-2020.
Universidad del Turabo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Fashion Design Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $6,588 for associate degree fashion studies students per year to attend Universidad del Turabo.
Bay State College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #19. Bay State College is a private for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Bay State College also took the #17 spot in our “Best Fashion Design Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $31,777 for Associate Degree Fashion Studies students per year to attend Bay State College.
With a ranking of #20, The North Coast College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate list. Located in Lakewood, Ohio, this small private for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s fashion studies students in 2019-2020.
The North Coast College also took the #21 spot in our “Best Fashion Design Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The North Coast College is $24,670 for Associate Degree Fashion Studies students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
The New School landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for an Associate ranking. Located in New York, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 77 diplomas to qualified associates’s fashion studies students in 2019-2020.
New School University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Fashion Design Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for The New School is $43,334 for Associate Degree Fashion Studies students.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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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%.
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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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