2020 Most Affordable Online Schools for Fashion Degrees
These 9 schools make up the most affordable options for obtaining an online bachelor's degree in fashion, with all of their annual tuition rates priced at less than $29,000. Southern New Hampshire University Online, the #1 option, charges only $9,600 per year. Classes for SNHU's BS in Fashion Merchandising and Management include Global Sourcing and Apparel, History of Fashion and Costume, Merchandise Planning, Retail Sales Promotion, Strategic Fashion Management, Sustainability in Fashion, and Textiles and Color Theory. Ranked #2, Old Dominion University offers a Bachelor of Science in Fashion Merchandising at a tuition rate of $12,210 annually.
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| Rank | School | Annual Tuition |
|---|---|---|
| Southern New Hampshire University Online | $9,600 | |
| Old Dominion University | $12,210 | |
| Central Michigan University | $13,454 | |
| Johnson & Wales University-Online | $14,850 | |
| Lindenwood University | $14,850 | |
| Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design | $16,058 | |
| LIM College | $17,515 | |
| Fashion Institute of Technology | $23,586 | |
| Academy of Art University | $28,890 |
- Annual Tuition: $9,600
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NECHE
- Acceptance Rate: 78%
- Example Classes: Global Sourcing and Apparel; History of Fashion and Costume; Merchandise Planning; Retail Sales Promotion; Strategic Fashion Management; Sustainability in Fashion; Textiles and Color Theory
Online Bachelor's Degrees
- BA General Studies - Fashion Merchandising
- BS Fashion Merchandising and Management
- Annual Tuition: $12,210
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: SACS COC
- Acceptance Rate: 86%
- Example Classes: Fashion Consumer Behavior; Fashion Forecasting Market Trip; Fashion, Textiles, and Construction Analysis; The Foreign Fashion Market Trip; Visual Merchandising and Display; Web-Based Organization for Fashion
Online Bachelor's Degrees
- Bachelor of Science in Fashion Merchandising
- Bachelor of Science in Fashion Merchandising (Degree Completion)
- Annual Tuition: $13,454
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Acceptance Rate: 68%
- Example Classes: 3D Printing and Fashion; Apparel Product Analysis; Dress and Culture; Experimental CAD; Fashion Retail Management; Textile Analysis
Online Bachelor's Degrees
- Bachelor of Applied Arts in Fashion Merchandising & Design
- Bachelor of Applied Arts in Fashion Merchandising & Design - Product Development
- Bachelor of Applied Arts in Fashion Merchandising & Design - Visual Merchandising
- Bachelor of Science in Fashion Merchandising & Design
- Bachelor of Science in Fashion Merchandising & Design - Product Development
- Bachelor of Science in Fashion Merchandising & Design - Visual Merchandising
- Annual Tuition: $14,850
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: NECHE
- Acceptance Rate: 81%
- Example Classes: Cases in Fashion and Retail; Merchandise Mathematics; Retail Executive Decision Making; Retail Industry Seminar; Textiles; The Business of Fashion
Online Bachelor's Degrees
- BS - Fashion Merchandising and Retailing
- Annual Tuition: $14,850
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Acceptance Rate: 74%
- Example Classes: Advertising and Promotional Strategy; Computer-Aided Design I: Apparel Design; Fashion Business and Entrepreneurship; Global Business and Society; History of Costume from 1900; Principles of Microeconomics
Online Bachelor's Degrees
- BS in Fashion Business & Entrepreneurship
- Annual Tuition: $16,058
- School Type: For-Profit
- School Accreditation: HLC
- Acceptance Rate: Open Admissions
- Example Classes: Apparel; Couture Construction; Design Technologies; Sustainable Fashion; Textile Science; Textiles: Knits + High Tech
Online Bachelor's Degrees
- Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design
#7 LIM College
- Annual Tuition: $17,515
- School Type: For-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE
- Acceptance Rate: 93%
- Example Classes: Digital Tools for Fashion Presentations; Fabric for Fashion; Fashion Merchandising Senior Capstone; Product Development and Merchandising; Retailing: Global and Omni; Sustainability and the Future of Fashion
Online Bachelor's Degrees
- BBA in Business of Fashion
- BBA in Fashion Merchandising
- Annual Tuition: $23,586
- School Type: Non-Profit
- School Accreditation: MSCHE
- Acceptance Rate: 47%
- Example Classes: Global Marketing; Global Sourcing; Import/Export Regulations; International Business Transactions; Microeconomics
Online Bachelor's Degrees
- Bachelor of Science in International Trade and Marketing for the Fashion Industries
- Annual Tuition: $28,890
- School Type: For-Profit
- School Accreditation: WSCUC
- Acceptance Rate: Open Admissions
- Example Classes: Color Concepts for Fashion; Digital Techniques for the Fashion Business; Drawing for Fashion; Fashion Marketing; Fashion Sewing Techniques; Fashion Trend Analysis
Online Bachelor's Degrees
- BA in Fashion Journalism
- BFA in Costume Design
- BFA in Fashion Marketing
- BFA in Fashion Merchandising
- BFA in Fashion Product Development
- BFA in Fashion Styling