2027 Best Fashion Design Schools in the The Plains States Region
Fashion Design degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
For its 2027 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for fashion design students pursuing a degree.
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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
No school ranked higher than Washington University In St Louis this year for fashion design. Set in the suburb of St. Louis, Washington University In St Louis is a large private not-for-profit institution. About 94% of students finish within six years. Washington University In St Louis awarded about 12 fashion design degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their fashion design degree from Washington University In St Louis earn around $33,615 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $19,089.
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Minneapolis Community And Technical College came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best fashion design schools. Set in the city of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Community And Technical College is a large public institution. Minneapolis Community And Technical College awarded about 38 fashion design degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the fashion design program make about $40,230 in their early career. Typical student debt for the program is $18,601.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 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.
