by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Southeast region, there were 399 fashion design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 314 fashion design graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fashion design. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in fashion design.
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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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Art Institute of Atlanta. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Southeast Region. Ai Atlanta is a small school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 13 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major 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. AI Miami International University of Art and Design is located in Miami, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clark Atlanta University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 38 degrees to qualified bachelors’s fashion studies students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Savannah College of Art and Design landed the #4 spot on the list. SCAD is a fairly large school located in Savannah, Georgia that handed out 155 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
Full Savannah College of Art and Design Fashion Design Report
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Meredith College landed the #5 spot on the list. Meredith is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 5 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
With a ranking of #6, American InterContinental University - Atlanta did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. AIU Atlanta is a small school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 4 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Fashion Design at American InterContinental University - Atlanta
Bob Jones University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Bob Jones University is located in Greenville, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees to qualified 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 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fashion studies degrees to 61 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Marymount University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Marymount is a private not-for-profit institution located in Arlington, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Lipscomb University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Lipscomb University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Brenau University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Brenau is a small school located in Gainesville, Georgia that handed out 2 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Belmont University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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