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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fashion Design in the Great Lakes Region

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421 Degrees Awarded
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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Fashion Design is the 223rd most popular major in the country with 3,103 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 442 fashion design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 421 fashion design graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in fashion design. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in fashion design.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 16 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Fashion Design in the Great Lakes Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbus College of Art and Design. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region. CCAD is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 85 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fashion studies students in 2020-2021.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College for Creative Studies. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region. This small school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full College for Creative Studies Fashion Design Report

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Mount Mary University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mount Mary University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s fashion studies students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Mount Mary Fashion Design Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kent State is a public institution located in Kent, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 90 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #6, Miami University - Oxford did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Oxford, Ohio, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, 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 88%.

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Dominican University
River Forest, Illinois

Dominican University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Dominican University is a small school located in River Forest, Illinois that handed out 5 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. BGSU is a fairly large public school situated in Bowling Green, Ohio. It awarded 21 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school handed out 46 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fashion studies students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.

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Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, Michigan

With a ranking of #10, Central Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school situated in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It awarded 18 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Fashion Design at Central Michigan University

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Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

Ball State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ball State University is a large school located in Muncie, Indiana that handed out 16 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Ball State Fashion Design Report

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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Western Michigan University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kalamazoo, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fashion studies degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

Full WMU Fashion Design Report

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Michigan State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, 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 91%.

Read more about Fashion Design at Michigan State

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Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana

Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Indiana University - Bloomington Fashion Design Report

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Ferris State University
Big Rapids, Michigan

With a ranking of #15, Ferris State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ferris is a fairly large school located in Big Rapids, Michigan that handed out 3 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.

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Ursuline College
Pepper Pike, Ohio

Ursuline College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Pepper Pike, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fashion studies students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.

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