Wisconsin

Wisconsin

List of Wisconsin schools offering degree programs in fashion design, fashion marketing, fashion merchandising, and more.

Programs to consider:

The Art Institutes
Locations:
  • Chicago, IL
  • Minneapolis, MN
  • Schaumburg, IL
  • more...
Programs available:
  • Fashion Design (BA)
  • Fashion Design (BFA)
Academy Of Art University
Locations:
  • San Francisco, CA
Programs available:
  • Coursework-Fashion
  • Certificate-Fashion
  • Associate-Fashion
  • more...
International Academy of Design and Technology
Locations:
  • Chicago, IL
Programs available:
  • Fashion Design
  • Merchandising Management: Fashion Merchandising

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Fashion Management Schools

Fashion Management is a specialized management degree that typically focuses on the business side of the fashion industry, which includes retailing, marketing, manufacturing, visual merchandising, consumer behavior, fashion cycles, store planning, and event production. Fashion Management programs often, though not always, include training in fashion design. 

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Each day we receive emails from aspiring fashion designers asking us for advice as to which fashion design schools are the “best” in the US, a given state, or in a particular area of the country.  As such advice is difficult to provide on an individual basis, we have instead created this list of the Top 75 Fashion Design School Programs in the US.

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University of Wisconsin Stout

University of Wisconsin – Stout: Apparel Design & Development
Menomonie, Wisconsin
Department of Apparel Design & Development

The Apparel Design & Development program at University of Wisconsin – Stout prepares students with the skills and knowledge they need for careers in the fast-paced apparel industry. Students learn from knowledgeable faculty and use up-to-date laboratories to develop their skills and gain experience. The program offers three concentrations: Apparel Design, Apparel Development, and Apparel Product Management.

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Mount Mary College

Mount Mary College: Apparel Product Development, Creative Design, Technical Design, Merchandise Management
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Fashion Department

The Fashion program at Mount Mary College focuses on developing students abilities to create functional and innovative solutions to the problems and challenges of design, manufacturing, and merchandising. Students use state-of-the-art technology and equipment in real-world situations to gain working experience and knowledge of the industry. Students may choose between the Creative Design or Technical Design concentration in the Apparel Product Development major, or choose the Merchandise Management major.

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Milwaukee Area Technical College

Milwaukee Area Technical College: Fashion Marketing, Fashion Track/Retail Management Track
Oak Creek, Wisconsin
Department of Marketing

The Fashion Marketing program at Milwaukee Area Technical College prepares students for careers in boutiques, stores, and specialty shops. Fashion courses focus on the creative aspects of selling apparel products, while retail management courses focus on the financial and managerial aspects of retail. Students leave the program with the skills and knowledge to begin careers as sales representatives, visual merchandisers, buyers, and store managers.

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Madison College

Madison College: Fashion Marketing
Madison, Wisconsin
Fashion Marketing

The Fashion Marketing program at Madison College prepares students for careers in wholesale, retail, manufacturing, and other fashion marketing fields. Coursework combines instruction on marketing activities and business with fashion products and practices. Study tours, guest lecturers, and internships allow students to explore career opportunities and gain valuable work experience.

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Milwaukee

The Milwaukee Fashion Scene

Milwaukee is the second most fashionable city in the Midwest and the most fashionable city in the state of Wisconsin. Other large cities in Wisconsin—Madison and Green Bay are all too happy to mimic what they see in Milwaukee because the city’s fashionistas have a style all their own. They don’t follow fashion trends—they create their own instead. Take a stroll around one of the city’s shopping districts and you’ll see people clad in vintage threads, mixed patterns, and outfits that could have only been put together by a truly creative mind. 

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