Each year, organizations such as U.S. News & World Report, Princeton Review, Forbes, and others evaluate the nation’s colleges to find out which are the best. Some organizations may create a list of the top 20 schools, while others may list the top 50, 100 or more. Most organizations assess each school by evaluating areas such as program offerings, graduation and retention rates, peer assessment, faculty resources (student-teacher ratio), financial resources, and student selectivity.
In the state of Michigan, a number of schools made the cut, and many of these schools offer some of the nation’s best programs for aspiring fashion designers. Browse through our list below find out which schools are the best of the best and what they have to offer aspiring fashion designers.
Best Fashion School Programs Michigan – Detroit
The Art Institute of Michigan, Detroit - Degrees Offered: B.A. Fashion Marketing & Management, A.A.S. Fashion Merchandising, Fashion Retailing Diploma, B.F.A. Interior Design, A.A.S. Interior Design
Best Fashion School Programs Michigan – Other Cities and Towns
East Lansing
Michigan State University - Degrees Offered: B.A. Apparel and Textiles, B.F.A. Apparel and Textile Design
Hancock
Finlandia University - Degrees Offered: B.F.A. Fiber + Fashion Design, B.F.A. Integrated Design, B.F.A. Illustration
Kalamazoo
Western Michigan University - Degrees Offered: B.S. Fashion Design (Textiles and Apparel Studies), B.S. Merchandising (Textiles and Apparel Studies), B.S. Product Development (Textiles and Apparel Studies)
Midland
Northwood University - Degrees Offered: B.B.A. Fashion Marketing and Management
Mount Pleasant
Central Michigan University - Degrees Offered: B.A. Apparel Design and Merchandising, B.A.A. Apparel Design and Merchandising, B.S. Apparel Design and Merchandising, M.S. Apparel Product Development and Merchandising Technology (APDMT), Accelerated Dual M.S. Apparel Product Development and Merchandising Technology
Troy
The Art Institute of Michigan, Troy - Degrees Offered: B.A. Fashion Marketing & Management, A.A.S. Fashion Merchandising, Fashion Retailing Diploma, B.F.A. Interior Design
Ypsilanti
Eastern Michigan University - Degrees Offered: B.S. Apparel, Textiles and Merchandising (ATM) with concentrations in Fashion Design, Fashion Merchandising, Textiles; M.S. Apparel, Textiles and Merchandising with concentrations in Fashion Design, Fashion Merchandising, Textiles; Ph.D. Technology with a concentration in Textiles
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