Michigan contains six schools that offer fashion design programs. Ferris State University, the highest-ranking fashion design school in MI, has a total student population of 13,865 and is the 2147th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 6 fashion design schools in Michigan, only 3 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, The Art Institute of Michigan comes out as the most expensive ($36,230/yr), with Grand Rapids Community College as the lowest recorded at only $5,273/yr.
Fashion Design students from Michigan schools who go on to become fashion designers, fashion merchandisers, fashion models, fashion marketers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 15,780 people working as fashion designers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $74,410. Also, Designers make on average $50,420 per year and there are about 10,510 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Michigan alone, there are 370 employed designers earning an average yearly salary of $50,180. Fashion designers in this state earn $51,240/yr and there are 30 employed.
Also, within the fashion design schools in Michigan, the average student population is 3,208 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from fashion design, there are 6233 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,809 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $5,088, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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