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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fashion Design in the Southwest Region

10 Ranked Colleges
156 Degrees Awarded
$20,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking.

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 Southwest region, there were 260 fashion design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 156 fashion design graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 10 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 Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fashion Design in the Southwest Region

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 35 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree fashion studies students list, UNT has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Texas is $15,086 for southwest region bachelor’s degree fashion studies students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 13 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree fashion studies students list, Texas Tech has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech University is $17,571 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Studies students.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fashion studies students in 2019-2020.

TWU also made our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for TWU is $9,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree fashion studies students.

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#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Dallas landed the #4 spot on the list. 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 Art Institute of Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The Art Institute of Dallas is $21,605 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Studies students.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Art Institute of Houston. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Located in Houston, Texas, this small private for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fashion studies students in 2019-2020.

Ai Houston not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The Art Institute of Houston is $22,844 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Studies students.

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#1 in overall quality

Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. 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 in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Studies students.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#6 in overall quality

University of the Incarnate Word came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fashion studies students in 2019-2020.

UIW also made our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend University of the Incarnate Word is $24,784 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Studies students.

Full University of the Incarnate Word Fashion Design Report

#8

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Baylor University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fashion studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baylor, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Baylor University is $36,039 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Baylor Fashion Design Report

#9 in overall quality

The Art Institute of San Antonio came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. The Art Institute of San Antonio is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 5 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Ai San Antonio did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The Art Institute of San Antonio is $22,421 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Fashion Studies students.

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#10 in overall quality

The Art Institute of Austin ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Ai Austin is a small private for-profit school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 8 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ai Austin, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Fashion Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ai Austin is $24,156 for southwest region bachelor’s degree fashion studies students.

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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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