Fashion Design & Merchandising
Fashion Design & Merchandising Degree
So much thought goes into what we wear on a daily basis. With a constant demand for affordable, stylish clothing, the fashion industry continues to be a competitive one. If you're interested in designing or marketing clothes for manufacturers or retail chain stores, a postsecondary degree and a well-developed portfolio are consistently required.
Learning the Business of Fashion
Many style-savvy students combine their fashion training with business or marketing course, to prepare for someday developing their own retail stores or clothing lines. Design schools and some more traditional colleges offer bachelor's degrees in various aspects of fashion. These programs include courses in sewing, tailoring, color, textiles, and fashion history. Classes in computer aided design (CAD) are increasingly popular in these programs. Many fashion design and merchandising degrees also offer internship opportunities with a company in the industry.
Fashion Career Outlook
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment for fashion designers is expected to experience little to no change from 2010 to 2020. California and New York had the highest concentration of jobs in the fashion industry in 2006. Employers are looking for fashion designers who have a two- or four-year degree and the necessary knowledge of fashion trends and textile fabrics
Featured Fashion Design & Merchandising Schools
With an Art Institutes education, imagine what you could create.
- San Bernardino
- San Francisco
- Santa Ana
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- Fashion Retailing (D)
- Fashion Design (BFA)
- Fashion Design (AS)
Continue your education with Strayer University.
- Online
- BBA: Retail Management
Kaplan University is focused on recognizing the achievements of military and veteran students and offers the flexibility of an online education.
- Online
- AAS in Business Administration - Retail Management
Your creativity is a big part of who you are and where you’re going. To take it, and your future, as far as you want, you need an education that’s focused on developing your talents and putting you on the path toward the creative career that stirs your imagination. A collaborative education at The Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur, a branch of The Art Institute of Atlanta, is all about the work, the students who create it, and the instructors who guide them.
The first step is to explore these areas of study, and think about where you fit in an industry that runs on ideas.
- Online
- Fashion & Retail Management (BS)
IADT's new Virtual Campus will open doors to online degree programs for imaginative, career-focused students
- Online
California College San Diego (CCSD) offers degree programs in Medical Specialties, Respiratory Therapy, Healthcare Administration, Business Management and Accounting, Computer Technology and Networking, Computer Programming, and Computer Science. Online programs are offered by our affiliated college, Stevens-Henager College, Salt Lake City/Murray.
- San Marcos
- San Diego
- National City
- Business Management & Accounting - Retail Sales Management (AAS)
Academy of Art University, founded in 1929 by artists for artists, is the nation's largest accredited, private art and design university with over 18,000 students.
- San Francisco
