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2024 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools in the Southwest Region

10 Ranked Colleges
254 Degrees Awarded
$19,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fashion Studies Schools in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Fashion Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 3,103 people earned their degree in fashion design, making the major the 223rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 254 fashion design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Fashion Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 10 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.

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 in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region fashion studies students.

Top 10 Best Value Colleges for Fashion Design in the Southwest Region

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El Centro College
Dallas, Texas

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, El Centro College landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 14 ’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.

El Centro College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Fashion Design Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for El Centro College is $4,739 for southwest region fashion studies students.

Read full report on Fashion Design at El Centro College

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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #2 spot on the list. University of North Texas is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 31 ’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.

UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Fashion Design Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Texas is $14,122 for Southwest Region Fashion Studies students.

Full University of North Texas Fashion Design Report

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2024 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 10 ’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Fashion Design Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $16,194 for Southwest Region Fashion Studies students per year to attend Texas Tech.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full Texas Tech Fashion Design Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #4 on our 2024 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 64 ’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Fashion Design Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $13,107 for southwest region 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Fashion Design at Arizona State University - Tempe

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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Fashion Studies Schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #5 spot on the list. TWU is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

TWU also made our “Best Fashion Design Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend Texas Woman’s University is $9,684 for Southwest Region Fashion Studies students.

Read full report on Fashion Design at TWU

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With a ranking of #6, The Art Institute of Dallas did quite well on the 2024 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified ’s fashion studies students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at The Art Institute of Dallas, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Fashion Design Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $25,513 for Southwest Region Fashion Studies students per year to attend The Art Institute of Dallas.

Read more about Fashion Design at The Art Institute of Dallas

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University of the Incarnate Word landed the #7 spot on the 2024 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. University of the Incarnate Word is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 6 ’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southwest region fashion studies students list, UIW has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Fashion Design Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of the Incarnate Word is $23,126 for southwest region fashion studies students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of the Incarnate Word Fashion Design Report

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Baylor University
Waco, Texas

Baylor University landed the #8 spot on the 2024 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Waco, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s fashion studies degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Fashion Design Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $37,309 for southwest region fashion studies students per year to attend Baylor.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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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The Art Institute of San Antonio did quite well in the 2024 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. The Art Institute of San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s fashion studies degrees to qualified students.

Ai San Antonio also took the #9 spot in our “Best Fashion Design Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $22,775 for Southwest Region Fashion Studies students per year to attend Ai San Antonio.

Read full report on Fashion Design at The Art Institute of San Antonio

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With a ranking of #10, The Art Institute of Austin did quite well on the 2024 Best Value Fashion Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. Bastrop, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s fashion studies degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

Ai Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Fashion Design Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Ai Austin is $25,760 for Southwest Region Fashion Studies students.

Read more about Fashion Design at The Art Institute of Austin

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