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2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

12 Ranked Colleges
342 Degrees Awarded
$25,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Southeast region, there were 385 fashion design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 342 fashion design graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 12 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree fashion studies students.

Top 12 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fashion Design in the Southeast Region

#1

Bob Jones University

Greenville, South Carolina
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bob Jones University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. 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.

Bob Jones University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Bob Jones University is $12,923 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Studies students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Fashion Design at Bob Jones University

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, AI Miami International University of Art and Design landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Miami, Florida, this small private for-profit school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fashion studies students in 2019-2020.

International Fine Arts College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for International Fine Arts College is $20,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Studies students.

Read more about Fashion Design at AI Miami International University of Art and Design

#3

The Art Institute of Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia
#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Art Institute of Atlanta. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree fashion studies students list, Ai Atlanta has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $23,051 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fashion studies students per year to attend The Art Institute of Atlanta.

Read full report on Fashion Design at Ai Atlanta

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. VCU is a public institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 77 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $22,021 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fashion studies students per year to attend Virginia Commonwealth University.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 VCU Fashion Design Report

#5

Marymount University

Arlington, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marymount University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Arlington, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s fashion studies degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Marymount also took the #2 spot in our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Marymount is $26,078 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fashion studies students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Fashion Design at Marymount University

#12 in overall quality

American InterContinental University - Atlanta landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s fashion studies degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree fashion studies students list, AIU Atlanta has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend AIU Atlanta is $14,036 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fashion studies students.

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

#7

Belmont University

Nashville, Tennessee
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Belmont University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Belmont is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees to qualified students.

Belmont also took the #3 spot in our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $35,548 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fashion studies students per year to attend Belmont.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Belmont Fashion Design Report

#8

Clark Atlanta University

Atlanta, Georgia
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Clark Atlanta University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. CAU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 44 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2019-2020.

CAU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $34,263 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fashion studies students per year to attend CAU.

Read full report on Fashion Design at Clark Atlanta University

#9

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee
#8 in overall quality

Lipscomb University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Lipscomb University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 2 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Lipscomb did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Lipscomb is $24,749 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fashion studies students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 Lipscomb University

#10

Brenau University

Gainesville, Georgia
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Brenau University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Gainesville, Georgia, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree fashion studies students list, Brenau has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Brenau University is $21,745 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Studies students.

Read more about Fashion Design at Brenau

#11

Meredith College

Raleigh, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Meredith College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fashion studies students in 2019-2020.

Meredith also made our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $23,683 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fashion studies students per year to attend Meredith College.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Fashion Design at Meredith College

#4 in overall quality

Savannah College of Art and Design landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. SCAD is a fairly large school located in Savannah, Georgia that handed out 162 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SCAD, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $43,641 for southeast region bachelor’s degree fashion studies students per year to attend Savannah College of Art and Design.

Full Savannah College of Art and Design Fashion Design Report

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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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