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Fashion Schools by State

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 $17,850/yr netArizona5 schoolsfrom $3,976/yr netArkansas1 schoolfrom $17,571/yr netCalifornia38 schoolsfrom $1,033/yr netColorado2 schoolsfrom $22,247/yr netConnecticut2 schoolsfrom $9,195/yr netDelaware2 schoolsfrom $16,337/yr netFlorida5 schoolsfrom $3,814/yr netGeorgia6 schoolsfrom $13,636/yr netHawaii3 schoolsfrom $5,859/yr netIdaho2 schoolsfrom $6,560/yr netIllinois9 schoolsfrom $5,165/yr netIndiana6 schoolsfrom $10,093/yr netIowa4 schoolsfrom $7,005/yr netKansas2 schoolsfrom $12,359/yr netKentucky2 schoolsfrom $11,789/yr netLouisiana2 schoolsfrom $11,959/yr netMaine1 schoolfrom $40,801/yr netMaryland2 schoolsfrom $14,635/yr netMassachusetts6 schoolsfrom $3,970/yr netMichigan10 schoolsfrom $5,268/yr netMinnesota4 schoolsfrom $17,330/yr netMississippi3 schoolsfrom $6,135/yr netMissouri7 schoolsfrom $13,360/yr netNebraska1 schoolfrom $3,811/yr netNew Jersey8 schoolsfrom $7,132/yr netNew Mexico1 schoolfrom $6,313/yr netNew York20 schoolsfrom $1,272/yr netNorth Carolina7 schoolsfrom $12,291/yr netNorth Dakota1 schoolfrom $15,636/yr netOhio10 schoolsfrom $9,161/yr netOklahoma3 schoolsfrom $17,058/yr netOregon3 schoolsfrom $8,337/yr netPennsylvania11 schoolsfrom $6,022/yr netRhode Island4 schoolsfrom $22,071/yr netSouth Carolina3 schoolsfrom $14,632/yr netSouth Dakota1 schoolfrom $20,139/yr netTennessee4 schoolsfrom $12,562/yr netTexas16 schoolsfrom $2,445/yr netUtah3 schoolsfrom $2,759/yr netVirginia3 schoolsfrom $25,037/yr netWashington6 schoolsfrom $10,370/yr netWashington, D.C.1 schoolfrom $9,519/yr netWest Virginia1 schoolfrom $18,020/yr netWisconsin3 schoolsfrom $16,600/yr netWyoming1 schoolfrom $13,647/yr netAlaskano reported programsMontanano reported programsNevadano reported programsVermontno reported programs

School counts: IPEDS completions, 2022-23 and 2023-24. “From” = lowest average net price (yearly cost after grants) in the state, from College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education.

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.