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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Fashion Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Fashion Design is the 223rd most popular major in the country with 3,103 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 254 fashion design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 63 fashion design graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Fashion Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in fashion design. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular fashion design programs in the United States.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Fashion Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Fashion Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Fashion Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified associates’s fashion studies students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Centro College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Fashion Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. El Centro College is a large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 13 associates’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wade College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Fashion Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. Wade College is a small private for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 9 associates’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Paso Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Fashion Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. El Paso Community College is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 8 associates’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Fashion Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Phoenix College landed the #5 spot on the list. Phoenix College is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s fashion studies degrees to qualified students.
The Art Institute of Dallas did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fashion Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. The Art Institute of Dallas is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 3 associates’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fashion Design at The Art Institute of Dallas
Austin Community College District ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fashion Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 2 associates’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Fashion Design at Austin Community College District
Santa Fe Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fashion Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and it awarded 1 associates’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fashion Design at Santa Fe Community College
Mesa Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fashion Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #8. Mesa Community College is a fairly large school located in Mesa, Arizona that handed out 1 associates’s fashion studies degrees in 2020-2021.
University of the Incarnate Word ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fashion Studies Major in the Southwest Region for an Associate list. UIW is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s fashion studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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