Georgia contains five schools that offer fashion merchandising programs. Brenau University, the highest-ranking fashion merchandising school in GA, has a total student population of 2,760 and is the 533rd highest ranked school in America.
Of the 5 fashion merchandising schools in Georgia, none have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Bauder College comes out as the most expensive ($48,186/yr), with Brenau University as the lowest recorded at only $13,219/yr.
Fashion Merchandising students from Georgia 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 Georgia alone, there are 520 employed commercial and industrial designers earning an average yearly salary of $60,700. Merchandise displayers and window trimmers in this state earn $24,840/yr and there are 2,130 employed.
Also, within the fashion merchandising schools in Georgia, the average student population is 2,956 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1. Aside from fashion merchandising, there are 5022 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 3,167 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $3,057, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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