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2024 Best Fashion Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region

14 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
442 Fashion Studies Degrees Awarded
Fashion Design is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #223 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of fashion design. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 442 degrees in fashion design during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Fashion Design School

Best Fashion Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region Your choice of fashion design school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Fashion Design School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Fashion Design Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Fashion Studies
Master's Degrees in Fashion Studies

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Fashion Design Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Fashion Design in the Great Lakes Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the fashion studies degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Fashion Studies

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In OH
46 Fashion Studies Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in fashion design has to check out University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. UC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Cincinnati. A Best Colleges rank of #166 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 46 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in fashion design from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

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Michigan State crest
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI

It's difficult to beat Michigan State University if you want to pursue a degree in fashion design. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 20 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in fashion design from Michigan State University

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OH
52 Fashion Studies Degrees Awarded

Miami University - Oxford is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in fashion design. Miami University - Oxford is a large public university located in the fringe town of Oxford. A Best Colleges rank of #116 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Miami University - Oxford is a great university overall.

There were about 52 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Oxford in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
85 Fashion Studies Degrees Awarded

Columbia College Chicago is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in fashion design. Located in the large city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 16th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 85 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in fashion design from Columbia College Chicago

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
99 Fashion Studies Degrees Awarded

Kent State is a very large public university located in the suburb of Kent. This university ranks 14th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 99 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at Kent State in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IN

IU Bloomington is a very large public university located in the city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.

There were about 15 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent data year.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MI
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Detroit, CCS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were approximately 9 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at CCS in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in fashion design from College for Creative Studies

8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In OH
31.6% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Columbus, CCAD is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

There were about 19 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at CCAD in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in fashion design from Columbus College of Art and Design

9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN

Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #205 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ball State is a great university overall.

There were about 16 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent year we have data available.

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10
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MI
72.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were approximately 11 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in fashion design from Western Michigan University

Best Fashion Design Colleges by State

Explore the best fashion design colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 237
Michigan 915 65
Illinois 870 96
Indiana 737 31
Wisconsin 672 11

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Fashion Design is one of 9 different types of Design & Applied Arts programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Graphic Design 1,492
Visual Communications 824
Interior Design 744
Commercial & Advertising Art 565
Industrial Design 359
Game & Interactive Media Design 341
Illustration 278
Commercial Photography 226
Other Design & Applied Arts 104

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