2026 Best Fashion Design Schools in the The Plains States Region
Fashion Design degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
College Factual analyzed 7 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best fashion design schools.
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Best Schools for Fashion Design in the The Plains States Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall fashion design education in the The Plains States Region.
Top Schools in Fashion Design
Leading the list is Johnson County Community College, our #1 school for fashion design. Johnson County Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Overland Park. About 12 fashion design degrees were awarded at Johnson County Community College in the most recent year. Graduates of the fashion design program make about $32,030 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $13,625 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 7 schools evaluated.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
