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Fashion Merchandising Schools in California

California contains 42 schools that offer fashion merchandising programs. Otis College of Art and Design, the highest-ranking fashion merchandising school in CA, has a total student population of 1,221 and is the 436th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 42 fashion merchandising schools in California, only 23 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, The Art Institute of California-Inland Empire comes out as the most expensive ($39,200/yr), with Mt San Antonio College as the lowest recorded at only $2,897/yr.

Fashion Merchandising students from California schools who go on to become fashion merchandisers, fashion designers, fashion models, fashion marketers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 61,280 people working as merchandise displayers and window trimmers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $28,480. Also, Commercial and industrial designers make on average $61,400 per year and there are about 29,170 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the California alone, there are 2,820 employed commercial and industrial designers earning an average yearly salary of $68,970. Merchandise displayers and window trimmers in this state earn $29,120/yr and there are 9,730 employed.

Also, within the fashion merchandising schools in California, the average student population is 4,206 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from fashion merchandising, there are 18354 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 4,230 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $1,817, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Fashion Merchandising Programs in California

Point Loma Nazarene University

Fashion Merchandising

Levels offered: Bachelors

The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Los Angeles

Fashion Merchandising

Levels offered: Associates

The Art Institute of California-Hollywood

Fashion Merchandising

Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

Fashion Careers College

Fashion Merchandising

Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

The Art Institute of California–Sunnyvale

Fashion Merchandising

Levels offered: Bachelors

The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-San Diego

Fashion Merchandising

Levels offered: Associates

The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-San Francisco

Fashion Merchandising

Levels offered: Associates

Westwood College-Los Angeles

Fashion Merchandising

Levels offered: Bachelors

American Intercontinental University

Fashion Merchandising

Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

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