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2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Master’s

10 Ranked Colleges
144 Degrees Awarded
$33,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Master's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 a Master’s” 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 144 fashion design graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered 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. 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 a Master’s”.

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Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Master’s.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Fashion Design

#1

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Thomas Jefferson University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Master’s. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s fashion studies degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree fashion studies students list, Thomas Jefferson University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Fashion Design Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Thomas Jefferson University are $21,978, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Fashion Design at Thomas Jefferson University

#2

Fashion Institute of Technology

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Fashion Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified masters’s fashion studies students in 2019-2020.

FIT SUNY also made our “Best Fashion Design Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Fashion Institute of Technology are $24,209.

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#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Master’s list. Kent State is a public institution located in Kent, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree fashion studies students list, Kent State has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Fashion Design Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State are $21,952.

Full Kent State University at Kent Fashion Design Report

#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #4 spot on the list. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s fashion studies degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Cornell also took the #1 spot in our “Best Fashion Design Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Fashion Design at Cornell University

#5

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Academy of Art University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Master’s. 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 46 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University also took the #8 spot in our “Best Fashion Design Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Academy of Art University are $27,688, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Fashion Design at Academy of Art University

#6

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Delaware did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Newark, Delaware, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s fashion studies students in 2019-2020.

UD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Fashion Design Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Delaware are $35,192.

Full University of Delaware Fashion Design Report

#3 in overall quality

Savannah College of Art and Design came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Master’s ranking. SCAD is a fairly large school located in Savannah, Georgia that handed out 22 masters’s fashion studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SCAD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Fashion Design Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Savannah College of Art and Design are $38,975, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Fashion Design at Savannah College of Art and Design

#8

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Drexel University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 masters’s fashion studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel also made our “Best Fashion Design Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Drexel University Fashion Design Report

#10 in overall quality

School of the Art Institute of Chicago landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Master’s ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s fashion studies degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

School of the Art Institute of Chicago also took the #10 spot in our “Best Fashion Design Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at School of the Art Institute of Chicago are $43,912, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full School of the Art Institute of Chicago Fashion Design Report

#10

The New School

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

The New School did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. New School University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

New School University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Fashion Design Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The New School are $47,642, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Fashion Design at The New School

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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