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If you’re considering a career in business and brand management, Fashionista’s got you covered. To get you started, here are all the schools in the U.S. and internationally that offer degree programs in business and brand management.
United States
Academy of Art University
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- Degrees offered: AA, BFA, MA in Fashion Marketing; MFA in Fashion Marketing & Brand Management, MA in Fashion Art Direction
- Tuition cost: $25,728 (undergraduate), $1,218/unit (graduate)
- School size (approximate): 5,363 (undergraduate)
- Examples of courses: Fashion Marketing Strategy, Global Consumer Trends in Fashion, Digital Marketing and Social Media, Applied Financial and Business Analysis for Fashion
- Other details to note: remote learning available
Art Institute of Austin
- Location: Bastrop, TX
- Degrees offered: BS in Fashion and Retail Management
- Tuition cost: $575/credit hour (undergraduate)
- School size (approximate): 236 (undergraduate & graduate)
- Examples of courses: Merchandise Management, Advertising, Visual Merchandising, Consumer Behavior, Retail Operations and Technology
- Other details to note: remote learning available, diploma in fashion retailing offered
Art Institute of Virginia Beach
- Location: Virginia Beach, VA
- Degrees offered: BA in Fashion Marketing and Management
- Tuition cost: $575/credit hour (undergraduate)
- School size (approximate): 223 (undergraduate & graduate)
- Examples of courses: Trends and Concepts in Apparel, Brand Marketing, Apparel Evaluation and Production, Sales and Event Promotion, Retail Operations and Technology
- Other details to note: remote learning available
Cal Poly, Pomona
- Location: Pomona, CA
- Degrees offered: MS in International Apparel Management
- Tuition cost: $850/unit (graduate)
- School size (approximate): 2,130 (graduate)
- Examples of courses: International Apparel Consumer Behavior, Introduction to Graduate Research for the International Apparel Industry, Apparel Product Innovation
- Other details to note: part of the College of Agriculture
Columbus College of Art and Design
- Location: Columbus, OH
- Degrees offered: MPS in Retail Design
- Tuition cost: $41,250 (graduate)
- School size (approximate): 1,009 grad & undergrad
- Examples of courses: Design for Retail, Service Design, Analytics & Trends, Cognitive Science for Designers
- Other details to note: available as a minor
Fashion Institute of Technology
- Location: New York, NY
- Degrees offered: AAS, BS in Fashion Business Management; AAS, BS in Production Management: Fashion and Related Industries; MPS in Global Fashion Management
- Tuition cost: AAS: $2,645/semester (in-state), $7,935/semester (out-of-state); BS: $3,585/semester (in-state), $10,846/semester (out-of-state); MPS: $5,771/semester (in-state), $11,793 (out-of-state)
- School size (approximate): 8,125 (undergraduate & graduate)
- Examples of courses: Sustainability in Fashion Merchandising, Data Insights and Fashion Analytics, Leadership Development for Retailing, Strategies of Business Communication
Glasgow Caledonian New York College
- Location: New York, NY
- Degrees offered: MS in Sustainable Fashion
- Tuition cost: $1,053/credit
- Examples of courses: Navigating Global Change: Business Practices for the Common Good, Fashion as Culture/Culture as Fashion, Purpose-Driven Marketing and Communications
- Other details to note: remote learning available
Kent State University
- Location: Kent, OH
- Degrees offered: MA in Fashion Industry Studies
- Tuition cost: $9,898 (in-state), $18,448 (out-of-state)
- School size (approximate): 28,000
- Examples of courses: Advanced Fashion Industry Practice, Forms of Inquiry in the Fashion Industry
LIM College
- Location: New York, NY
- Degrees offered: BS in International Business; BBA, MPS in Business of Fashion
- Tuition cost: $31,090 (undergraduate), $33,690 (graduate)
- School size {approximate): 1,209 (undergraduate)
- Examples of courses: Accounting, Marketing, Intro to Fashion Business, Product Lifecycle Management
- Other details to note: remote learning available
New York City College of Technology
- Location: New York, NY
- Degrees offered: BS in Business and Technology of Fashion
- Tuition cost: $3,465/semester (in-state), $620/credit (out-of-state)
- School size {approximate): 14,277 (undergraduate)
- Examples of courses: Financial Forecasting, Visual Merchandising, Introduction to Textiles, Trend Forecasting and Social Media
New York University
- Location: New York, NY
- Degrees offered: MBA in Business of Fashion and Luxury
- Tuition cost: $108,167
- Program size {approximate): 30
- Examples of courses: Business Core, Fashion and Luxury Core, Consumer Behavior, Fashion Law and Business
North Carolina State University
- Location: Raleigh, NC
- Degrees offered: BS in Fashion Development and Product Management
- Tuition cost: $9,105 (in-state), $31,977 (out-of-state)
- School size {approximate): 26,505 (undergraduate)
- Examples of courses: Intro to Textile Technology, Fashion Product Analysis, Fashion Product Design, Fashion and the Consumer
Parsons, The New School for Design
- Location: New York, NY
- Degrees offered: MPS in Fashion Management
- Tuition cost: $1,945/credit
- School size {approximate): 5,755 (undergraduate and graduate)
- Examples of courses: Individual Research, Retailing and Service Design, Digital Studio and Branding, Entrepreneurship
- Other details to note: remote learning available
University of Missouri
- Location: Columbia, MO
- Degrees offered: BS, MS in Textile and Apparel Management
- Tuition cost: BS: $14,122 (in-state), $34,322 (out-of-state); MS: $12,809 (in-state), $23,140 (out-of-state)
- School size {approximate): 31,318 (undergraduate and graduate)
- Examples of courses: Basic Concepts of Apparel Design and Production, Intro to Fashion Retail Strategies, Global Consumers, Retail Finance and Merchandise Control
International
Accademia Costume & Moda
- Location: Milan, Italy
- Degrees offered: undergraduate degree in Fashion Management: Fashion Product System
- Tuition cost: €9,500 (EU citizen), €11,500 (non-EU citizen)
- Other details to note: three-year program, not accredited
ESMOD
- Location: Paris, France
- Degrees offered: post-graduate degree in Manager of International Development in Fashion and Luxury Industries
- Tuition cost: €14,215 (EU citizens), €15,215 (non-EU citizens), plus academic materials (€250)
- Examples of courses: Fashion & Luxury Culture/Creative Process, Creative Management, Employability
- Other details to note: two-year program
FBI Fashion School
- Location: Glebe, NSW, Australia
- Degrees offered: Advanced Diploma of Fashion Business; Diploma of Business; Certificate IV in Business
- Tuition cost: $13,750 AUD (Advanced Diploma), $8,750 AUD (Diploma), $5,250 AUD (Certificate IV)
- Examples of courses: Professional Development, Fashion Product, Retail Experience, Fashion Management and HR, Trend Forecasting
- Other details to note: remote learning available; Advanced Diploma of Fashion Business in two to three years, Diploma of Business in one to two years, Certificate IV in Business in one-year; joint programs with fashion
George Brown College
- Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
- Degrees offered: Diploma in Fashion Business Industry, Fashion Management; Certificate in International Fashion Management
- Tuition cost: Fashion Business Industry: $4,207 CAD (domestic), $17,172 CAD (international); Fashion Management: $4,447 CAD (domestic), $17,802 CAD (international); International Fashion Management: $4,160 CAD (domestic), $17,815 CAD (international)
- School size {approximate): 30,251 (undergraduate and graduate)
- Examples of courses: Visual Merchandising, World of Fashion, Fabric Science: Textiles, Basic Accounting Principles
- Other details to note: remote learning available; Fashion Business Industry, Fashion Management is a two-year program, International Fashion Management is a one-year program; the Fashion Management program is the only academic program curriculum in Canada identified by the American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) as an affiliate school
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Location: Hong Kong
- Degrees offered: undergraduate degree in Fashion Business
- Tuition cost: $42,100 HKD
- School size {approximate): 19,046
- Examples of courses: Fashion Sourcing, Buying, Market Research, Omni-Channel Distribution, Digital Marketing
IED Barcelona
- Location: Barcelona, Spain
- Degrees offered: MA in Strategic and Creative Brand Management
- Tuition cost: €13,000 (graduate)
- School size {approximate): 10,000
- Examples of courses: Project Management, Communication, Digital Tools, Design Concept
Institut Français de la Mode
- Location: Paris, France
- Degrees offered: undergraduate degree in Fashion and Creative Studies Management, MA in International Fashion and Luxury Management
- Tuition cost: €12,800 (domestic), €19,300 (international)
- School size {approximate): 1000 (undergraduate and graduate)
- Examples of courses: Sustainable Development, Brand Strategy, Digital Innovation, Fashion History, Inclusivity and Diversity
Istituto Europeo di Design
- Location: Madrid, Spain
- Degrees offered: undergraduate degree in Fashion Business, MA in Fashion Brand Management
- Tuition cost: €15,100
- School size {approximate): 9000 (undergraduate and graduate)
- Examples of courses: Digital Design Tools, Purchasing and Management, Sustainability and Social Approach, Marketing and Branding, The Luxury Market
Istituto Marangoni
- Location: Milan, Italy
- Degrees offered: undergraduate degree in Fashion Management, Fashion Business, Digital Communication and Media; MA in Fashion Business and Entrepreneurship, Fashion and Luxury Brand Management
- Tuition cost: €19,700 (domestic), €23,800 (international)
- School size {approximate): 2,500 (undergraduate and graduate)
- Examples of courses: Fashion Trend Forecasting, Integrated Product Design, Fashion Business Organization, Project Management, Environment Design
- Other details to note: three-year undergraduate program
JD Institute of Fashion Technology
- Location: New Delhi, India
- Degrees offered: Diploma in Fashion Business Management
- Tuition cost: ₹180,000
- Program size {approximate):
- Examples of courses: Fashion Psychology and Consumer Behavior, Fashion Entrepreneurship, Visual Merchandising, Global Marketing, Fashion Law
- Other details to note: one-year program
LISAA
- Location: Paris, France
- Degrees offered: BA, MA in Fashion Business; MA in Fashion & Luxury Management
- Tuition cost: €8,890 (domestic), €10,490 (international)
- School size {approximate): 2,200 (undergraduate and graduate)
- Examples of courses: Fashion Business and Marketing, Commercial Strategies, Work Study
- Other details to note: two-year program
London College of Fashion
- Location: London, England
- Degrees offered: undergraduate degrees in Fashion Management, Strategic Fashion Management, Fashion Visual Merchandising and Branding
- Tuition cost: £9,250 (domestic), £25,970 (international)
- School size {approximate): 5,000
- Examples of courses: Management and Economics, Accounting and Finance, Product Management, Supply Chain Management
- Other details to note: two-year program
Masters Institute of Creative Education
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- Degrees offered: undergraduate degree in Fashion Business
- Tuition cost: $7,950 AUD
- Examples of courses: Consumer Behavior, Brand Development, Creative Industry Communication Strategies, Principles of Fashion Management
- Other details to note: two-year program
Mode Gakuen
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Degrees offered: undergraduate degree in Fashion Business and Technology
- Tuition cost: ¥550,000
- School size {approximate): 4,700
- Examples of courses: Entrepreneurship Seminar, Case Study, Fashion Planning, Digital Strategy Theory
- Other details to note: two-year program
National Institute of Fashion Technology
- Location: New Delhi, India
- Degrees offered: masters in Fashion Management
- Tuition cost: ₹2,71,000
- Examples of courses: Store Operations, Social Media Marketing, Luxury Management, Services Marketing
Pearl Academy
- Location: New Delhi, India
- Degrees offered: undergraduate degrees in Fashion and Lifestyle Business Management, Global Luxury Brand Management; masters in Fashion Business, Business Analytics
- Tuition cost: ₹92,600
- Examples of courses: Business Communications, Marketing Research, Marketing Fundamentals, Fashion Industry Appreciation
- Other details to note: three- and four-year programs available
Polimoda
- Location: Florence, Italy
- Degrees offered: undergraduate degrees in Fashion Business, Product Managementl MA in International Fashion Business, Retail and Omnichannel Fashion Management, Fashion Brand Management, Product Management
- Tuition cost: €18,000 (undergraduate), €28,000 (graduate)
- Examples of courses: Fashion Foundations, Brand Management, Fashion Communications, Fashion Analysis
- Other details to note: nine-month program
Raffles Design Institute (India)
- Location: Mumbai, India
- Degrees offered: Advanced Diploma in Fashion Marketing and Management, BA in International Fashion Business
- Tuition cost: ₹18,000
- Examples of courses: Fashion Business, Communications,Promotions
- Other details to note: six-month- to three-year programs available
Ravensbourne University
- Location: London, England
- Degrees offered: BA in Fashion Buying, Brand Management
- Tuition cost: £9,250 (domestic), £16,500 (international)
- School size {approximate): 2,600 (undergraduate and graduate)
- Examples of courses: Trend Forecasting, Sustainability and Sourcing, Buying & Product Development, Visual Merchandising
- Other details to note: three-year program
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- Degrees offered: MA in Fashion Entrepreneurship
- Tuition cost: $34,560 AUD (domestic), $38,400 AUD (international)
- School size {approximate): 56,074 (undergraduate and graduate)
- Examples of courses: Fiber to Fabric Essentials, Fabric to Fashion Essentials, Fashion Forecasting and Analytics, E-Commerce For Fashion, Luxury Fashion Business Management
- Other details to note: hybrid, full-time two-year program or part-time four-year program available
Ryerson University of Fashion
- Location: Ontario, Canada
- Degrees offered: undergraduate degree in Retail Management
- Tuition cost: $7,996 CAD (domestic), $33,423 CAD (international)
- School size {approximate): 48,008 (undergraduate and graduate)
- Examples of courses: Retail Operations Management, Principles of Marketing, Managing the Retail Workplace, Merchandise Buying and Planning
University for the Creative Arts, Surrey
- Location: Farnham, UK
- Degrees offered: undergraduate degrees in Fashion Business and Management
- Tuition cost: £9,250 (domestic), £16,950 (international)
- Examples of courses: Fashion Theories, Foundations of Marketing and Communications, Fashion Brands and Influence, Understanding Trends and Forecasting
University of Westminster
- Location: London, England
- Degrees offered: MA in Fashion Business Management
- Tuition cost: £11,500 (domestic), £15,000 (international)
- School size {approximate): 19,000 )
- Examples of courses: Supply Chain Management, Retail, Buying and Merchandising, Fashion Marketing, Promotion and Brand Management
- Other details to note: one-year program
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