2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s
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In 2019-2020, 3,470 people earned their degree in fashion design, making the major the 207th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,009 fashion design graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 70 colleges that offer a degree in fashion design. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fashion design programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fashion Design
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s. Ferris State University is a fairly large public school situated in Big Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 7 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Ferris is $12,889 for bachelor’s degree fashion studies students.
Out of the 70 schools in the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Fashion Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. FIT SUNY is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 239 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
FIT SUNY also took the #2 spot in our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Fashion Institute of Technology is $10,523 for Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Studies students.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 70 schools in the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Oneonta landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Oneonta, New York, and it awarded 71 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2019-2020.
SUNY Oneonta not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Oneonta is $17,470 for Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Studies students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fashion studies degrees to 35 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UNT is $15,086 for Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Studies students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Kalamazoo, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fashion studies degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $19,433 for bachelor’s degree fashion studies students per year to attend Western Michigan University.
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Kent State University at Kent did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Kent State University at Kent is located in Kent, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 100 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Kent State University at Kent is $18,885 for Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Studies students.
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With a ranking of #7, Lindenwood University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Lindenwood University is located in Saint Charles, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Lindenwood University is $17,491 for Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Studies students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Texas Tech University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $17,571 for bachelor’s degree fashion studies students per year to attend Texas Tech.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
With a ranking of #9, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UC is a large school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 38 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree fashion studies students list, UC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UC is $21,843 for Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Studies students.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Lakewood, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s fashion studies degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $25,334 for bachelor’s degree fashion studies students per year to attend RMCAD.
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.
Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fashion studies students in 2019-2020.
Purdue not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Purdue is $13,986 for bachelor’s degree fashion studies students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Bob Jones University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Bob Jones University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greenville, South Carolina. It awarded 1 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,923 for bachelor’s degree fashion studies students per year to attend Bob Jones University.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national 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.
With a ranking of #13, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s list. BGSU is located in Bowling Green, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $18,394 for bachelor’s degree fashion studies students per year to attend BGSU.
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With a ranking of #14, Montclair State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Montclair State University is located in Montclair, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 62 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees to qualified students.
Montclair State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Montclair State University is $18,034 for bachelor’s degree fashion studies students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #14, AI Miami International University of Art and Design did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s list. International Fine Arts College is a small private for-profit school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 17 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for AI Miami International University of Art and Design is $20,274 for Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Studies students.
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With a ranking of #16, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 7 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend TWU is $9,617 for Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Studies students.
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Central Michigan University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Central Michigan University is $15,981 for bachelor’s degree fashion studies students.
The Art Institute of Dallas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. The Art Institute of Dallas is a private for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend The Art Institute of Dallas is $21,605 for bachelor’s degree fashion studies students.
Read more about Fashion Design at The Art Institute of Dallas
Ball State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Muncie, Indiana, this large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fashion studies students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Ball State University is $15,147 for Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Studies students.
The Art Institute of Houston came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. The Art Institute of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $22,844 for bachelor’s degree fashion studies students per year to attend The Art Institute of Houston.
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EDP University - San Juan ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s list. EDP - San Juan is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Juan, . It awarded 11 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend EDP - San Juan is $5,841 for bachelor’s degree fashion studies students.
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%.
With a ranking of #22, Universidad del Turabo did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Universidad del Turabo is a fairly large school located in Gurabo, that handed out 13 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Universidad del Turabo is $6,588 for Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Studies students.
Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #23. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #13. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Tempe is $11,706 for bachelor’s degree fashion studies students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Stephens College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #24. Stephens College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 9 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Stephens College is $22,337 for bachelor’s degree fashion studies students.
The Art Institute of Atlanta did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #25. The Art Institute of Atlanta is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend The Art Institute of Atlanta is $23,051 for bachelor’s degree fashion studies students.
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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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- *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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