Fashion Apparel Design

A program that prepares individuals to apply artistic principles and techniques to the professional design of commercial fashions, apparel, and accessories, and the management of fashion development projects. Includes instruction in apparel design; accessory design; the design of men's', women's', and children's' wear; flat pattern design; computer-assisted design and manufacturing; concept planning; designing in specific materials; labor and cost analysis; history of fashion; fabric art and printing; and the principles of management and operations in the fashion industry.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 121 institutions across the United States, with a total of 9298 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

294

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

862

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

1,754

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

5

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

112

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

5

degrees awarded

Other Awards

6,266

awards given

Top Schools for Fashion Apparel Design

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, NY
1,892
2 The New School
New York, NY
909
3 Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, GA
630
4 FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
Los Angeles, CA
495
5 Miami Dade College
Miami, FL
442
6 Kent State University at Kent
Kent, OH
330
7 Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
213
8 Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL
210
9 Mt San Antonio College
Walnut, CA
183
10 Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe, AZ
177
11 Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ
147
12 Pratt Institute-Main
Brooklyn, NY
141
13 SUNY Oneonta
Oneonta, NY
135
14 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH
135
15 Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA
117
16 Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA
99
17 Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta, GA
99
18 University of North Texas
Denton, TX
96
19 Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Boston, MA
95
20 Marist College
Poughkeepsie, NY
93
21 Los Angeles Trade Technical College
Los Angeles, CA
92
22 Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
90
23 Otis College of Art and Design
Los Angeles, CA
84
24 Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus
Indiana, PA
63
25 Palomar College
San Marcos, CA
54
26 Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus
Gurabo, PR
54
27 Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
Bowling Green, OH
51
28 Austin Community College District
Austin, TX
50
29 Houston Community College
Houston, TX
49
30 School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL
48
31 Indiana University-Bloomington
Bloomington, IN
48
32 Lasell University
Newton, MA
48
33 Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI
48
34 Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
48
35 Orange Coast College
Costa Mesa, CA
45
36 University of Delaware
Newark, DE
45
37 College of Alameda
Alameda, CA
45
38 College of the Sequoias
Visalia, CA
43
39 Seattle Central College
Seattle, WA
42
40 El Paso Community College
El Paso, TX
42
41 Albright College
Reading, PA
42
42 Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
42
43 Nassau Community College
Garden City, NY
42
44 Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design
Lakewood, CO
39
45 Santa Ana College
Santa Ana, CA
39
46 Wade College
Dallas, TX
39
47 Santa Monica College
Santa Monica, CA
39
48 City College of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
37
49 Dallas College
Dallas, TX
36
50 Mesa Community College
Mesa, AZ
36
51 EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Juan
San Juan, PR
36
52 California College of the Arts
San Francisco, CA
36
53 West Valley College
Saratoga, CA
35
54 Rowan College at Burlington County
Mount Laurel, NJ
33
55 CUNY Kingsborough Community College
Brooklyn, NY
33
56 Clary Sage College
Tulsa, OK
33
57 Columbus College of Art & Design
Columbus, OH
33
58 SUNY Westchester Community College
Valhalla, NY
30
59 Saddleback College
Mission Viejo, CA
30
60 Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO
30
61 Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
30
62 Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN
30
63 Stevenson University
Owings Mills, MD
27
64 Ball State University
Muncie, IN
27
65 Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX
24
66 Woodbury University
Burbank, CA
24
67 Texas Woman's University
Denton, TX
24
68 Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City, UT
24
69 University of the Incarnate Word
San Antonio, TX
24
70 Baltimore City Community College
Baltimore, MD
24
71 Canada College
Redwood City, CA
24
72 Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa, CA
23
73 Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico
San Juan, PR
21
74 College for Creative Studies
Detroit, MI
21
75 Academia Serrant Inc
Ponce, PR
21
76 Phoenix College
Phoenix, AZ
20
77 Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce
Ponce, PR
18
78 San Diego Mesa College
San Diego, CA
18
79 Ulster County Community College
Stone Ridge, NY
18
80 Mount Mary University
Milwaukee, WI
18
81 Moore College of Art and Design
Philadelphia, PA
18
82 Marymount University
Arlington, VA
18
83 Baylor University
Waco, TX
18
84 American River College
Sacramento, CA
16
85 Dominican University
River Forest, IL
15
86 Institucion Chaviano de Mayaguez
Mayaguez, PR
15
87 Brenau University
Gainesville, GA
15
88 Fullerton College
Fullerton, CA
15
89 Centenary University
Hackettstown, NJ
15
90 Johnson County Community College
Overland Park, KS
15
91 Belmont University
Nashville, TN
15
92 Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, MO
15
93 Maine College of Art & Design
Portland, ME
15
94 Stephens College
Columbia, MO
15
95 San Joaquin Delta College
Stockton, CA
14
96 University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, MA
12
97 St Catherine University
Saint Paul, MN
12
98 Metropolitan Community College Area
Omaha, NE
12
99 Meredith College
Raleigh, NC
9
100 Santa Fe Community College
Santa Fe, NM
9