by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
In 2021-2022, 3,040 people earned their degree in fashion design, making the major the 223rd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 242 fashion design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 147 fashion design graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fashion design. That schools that top this list have a program in fashion design in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree fashion studies students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wade College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Southwest Region. Wade College is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 5 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Art Institute of San Antonio. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Dallas landed the #3 spot on the list. The Art Institute of Dallas is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 3 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Austin landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Bastrop, Texas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Art Institute of Houston. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Ai Houston is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 4 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Texas Woman’s University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s fashion studies degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 76 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
University of North Texas ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. University of North Texas is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 30 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, University of the Incarnate Word did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. UIW is a medium-sized school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 4 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Baylor University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Baylor University is a large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 7 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2021-2022.
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 1.1% 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%.
Texas Tech University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Fashion Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 7 bachelors’s fashion studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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