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2024 Best Fashion Design Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

17 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
1,287 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 17 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of fashion design. Combined, these schools handed out 1,287 degrees in fashion design to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Fashion Design School

Best Fashion Design Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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

Associate Degrees in Fashion Studies
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 Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Fashion Studies

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
624 Fashion Studies Degrees Awarded

Fashion Institute of Technology is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in fashion design. Located in the city of New York, FIT SUNY is a public school with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #85 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means FIT SUNY is a great school overall.

There were about 624 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at FIT SUNY in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY
39 Fashion Studies Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in fashion design has to look into Pratt Institute - Main. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Pratt Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

There were approximately 39 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at Pratt Institute in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in fashion design from Pratt Institute - Main

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The New School
New York, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
224 Fashion Studies Degrees Awarded

The New School is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in fashion design. New School University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #208 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means New School University is a great school overall.

There were about 224 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at New School University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In NY
14.3% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Syracuse University if you want to pursue a degree in fashion design. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse. A Best Colleges rank of #132 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.

There were roughly 14 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
31 Fashion Studies Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #125 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Drexel is a great university overall.

There were about 31 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DE

UD is a very large public university located in the suburb of Newark. A Best Colleges rank of #118 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UD is a great university overall.

There were about 9 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ
65 Fashion Studies Degrees Awarded

Montclair State is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Montclair. A Best Colleges rank of #346 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Montclair State is a great university overall.

There were about 65 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at Montclair State in the most recent data year.

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Marist College
Poughkeepsie, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In NY

Located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie, Marist is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #382 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Marist is a great college overall.

There were approximately 18 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at Marist in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In PA

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

There were about 5 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at Moore College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Stevenson University
Owings Mills, MD
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD

Stevenson is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Owings Mills. This university ranks 23rd out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were about 6 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at Stevenson in the most recent data year.

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Best Fashion Design Colleges by State

Explore the best fashion design schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 1,034
Pennsylvania 978 128
Maryland 618 9
New Jersey 614 100
Delaware 345 9

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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 1,300
Visual Communications 888
Interior Design 883
Illustration 838
Commercial & Advertising Art 774
Industrial Design 395
Other Design & Applied Arts 353
Game & Interactive Media Design 248
Commercial Photography 159

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