Fashion Schools by State: Compare All 50 States (2026)

Every state guide below is built from U.S. Department of Education data: real published tuition, the average net price students actually pay after grants, enrollment, and whether each school teaches fashion design, merchandising, or both. Pick your state to compare every option side by side. Guides are updated as the federal data refreshes; the current set uses July 2026 data.

Fashion Schools in Every State

Alabama3 schoolsfrom $12,170/yr net Arizona4 schoolsfrom $3,405/yr net Arkansas3 schoolsfrom $18,209/yr net California49 schoolsfrom $32/yr net Colorado3 schoolsfrom $7,813/yr net Connecticut3 schoolsfrom $11,513/yr net Delaware2 schoolsfrom $13,910/yr net Florida8 schoolsfrom $1,808/yr net Georgia5 schoolsfrom $13,936/yr net Hawaii3 schoolsfrom $7,458/yr net Idaho2 schoolsfrom $8,221/yr net Illinois12 schoolsfrom $3,242/yr net Indiana8 schoolsfrom $10,873/yr net Iowa8 schoolsfrom $9,705/yr net Kansas2 schoolsfrom $14,176/yr net Kentucky3 schoolsfrom $10,990/yr net Louisiana2 schoolsfrom $11,864/yr net Maine1 schoolfrom $13,596/yr net Maryland3 schoolsfrom $9,465/yr net Massachusetts5 schoolsfrom $2,624/yr net Michigan10 schoolsfrom $5,437/yr net Minnesota7 schoolsfrom $10,906/yr net Mississippi4 schoolsfrom $4,060/yr net Missouri8 schoolsfrom $7,985/yr net Nebraska2 schoolsfrom $17,550/yr net Nevada1 schoolfrom $10,359/yr net New Hampshire1 schoolfrom $36,708/yr net New Jersey9 schoolsfrom $2,288/yr net New Mexico2 schoolsfrom $4,904/yr net New York28 schoolsfrom $5,127/yr net North Carolina8 schoolsfrom $10,965/yr net North Dakota1 schoolfrom $15,543/yr net Ohio17 schoolsfrom $3,925/yr net Oklahoma3 schoolsfrom $17,447/yr net Oregon3 schoolsfrom $9,552/yr net Pennsylvania14 schoolsfrom $11,124/yr net Rhode Island5 schoolsfrom $6,513/yr net South Carolina4 schoolsfrom $4,159/yr net South Dakota1 schoolfrom $19,841/yr net Tennessee4 schoolsfrom $13,359/yr net Texas16 schoolsfrom $3,206/yr net Utah6 schoolsfrom $2,338/yr net Virginia2 schoolsfrom $29,137/yr net Washington11 schoolsfrom $6,064/yr net Washington, D.C.1 schoolfrom $10,648/yr net West Virginia4 schoolsfrom $3,599/yr net Wisconsin14 schoolsfrom $8,989/yr net Alaskano reported programs Montanano reported programs Vermontno reported programs Wyomingno reported programs

Not sure where to start?

If cost is the deciding factor, open your home state first — in-state tuition and local community colleges are almost always the cheapest route, and every guide leads with the lowest-net-price option. If you’re set on a specific track, the national lists of fashion design schools and fashion merchandising schools organize the same schools by program type instead of by state. The biggest concentrations are in New York, California, and Texas.

How these guides are built: schools identified via U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS program data (CIP 19.09 apparel & textiles, CIP 52.19 fashion merchandising), retrieved July 2026. Spot an error? Tell us and we’ll fix it.