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2024 Best Fashion Design Schools in the Southeast Region

11 Colleges in the Southeast Region
399 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 11 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of fashion design. Combined, these schools handed out 399 degrees in fashion design to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Fashion Design School

Best Fashion Design Schools in the Southeast Region The fashion studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Fashion Design rankings. 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.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Fashion Design Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Fashion Studies
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 the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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 Southeast 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 Southeast Region Schools in Fashion Studies

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA
180 Fashion Studies Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in fashion design has to take a look at Savannah College of Art and Design. Located in the medium-sized city of Savannah, SCAD is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

There were roughly 180 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at SCAD in the most recent data year.

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

2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA
61 Fashion Studies Degrees Awarded

Virginia Commonwealth University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in fashion design. VCU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Richmond. A Best Colleges rank of #240 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means VCU is a great university overall.

There were about 61 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at VCU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in fashion design from Virginia Commonwealth University

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Belmont University
Nashville, TN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TN

Any student pursuing a degree in fashion design needs to check out Belmont University. Located in the large city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #206 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Belmont is a great university overall.

There were about 3 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at Belmont in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in fashion design from Belmont University

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Marymount University
Arlington, VA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In VA

Marymount University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in fashion design. Marymount is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Arlington. A Best Colleges rank of #574 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Marymount is a great university overall.

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

More information about a degree in fashion design from Marymount University

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Meredith College
Raleigh, NC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
20.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Raleigh, Meredith is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #517 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Meredith is a great college overall.

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

More information about a degree in fashion design from Meredith College

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

International Fine Arts College is a small private for-profit university located in the city of Miami.

There were roughly 25 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at International Fine Arts College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in fashion design from AI Miami International University of Art and Design

7
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
46 Fashion Studies Degrees Awarded

MDC is a very large public college located in the city of Miami. This college ranks 23rd out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were roughly 46 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at MDC in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in fashion design from Miami Dade College

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Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 6th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were roughly 4 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at Lipscomb in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in fashion design from Lipscomb University

9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In GA

Located in the midsize city of Atlanta, Ai Atlanta is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

There were about 13 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at Ai Atlanta in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in fashion design from The Art Institute of Atlanta

10
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In GA
38 Fashion Studies Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Atlanta, CAU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 58th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were about 38 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at CAU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in fashion design from Clark Atlanta University

Best Fashion Design Colleges by State

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 71
North Carolina 710 5
Georgia 690 237
Virginia 630 67
Tennessee 624 7
South Carolina 530 5

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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
Interior Design 1,681
Visual Communications 1,386
Graphic Design 1,292
Commercial & Advertising Art 1,130
Game & Interactive Media Design 1,055
Illustration 589
Industrial Design 456
Other Design & Applied Arts 350
Commercial Photography 170

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