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2024 Best Fashion Design Schools in Illinois

2 Colleges in Illinois
98 Fashion Studies Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in fashion design, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #223 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for fashion design students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 98 degrees in fashion design during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

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

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Fashion Design Schools in Illinois list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Fashion Design in Illinois

The schools below may not offer all types of fashion studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Illinois Schools in Fashion Studies

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
85 Fashion Studies Degrees Awarded
22.4% Growth in Graduates

Columbia College Chicago is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in fashion design. Columbia is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a degree in fashion design from Columbia College Chicago

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in fashion design has to take a look at School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Located in the large city of Chicago, School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a degree in fashion design from School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Best Fashion Design Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Fashion Design Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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One of 9 majors within the Design & Applied Arts area of study, Fashion Design has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Graphic Design 419
Interior Design 125
Game & Interactive Media Design 124
Visual Communications 100
Industrial Design 83
Illustration 52
Commercial & Advertising Art 38
Commercial Photography 25
Other Design & Applied Arts 20

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