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Fashion Merchandising Schools
in Portland, OR
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Fashion Merchandising Schools in Portland
Portland, OR (population: 573,530) has one fashion merchandising school within its city limits. The Art Institute of Portland has a total student population of 1,925. It is the 3395th highest ranked school in the USA and the 42nd highest in the state of Oregon (#1 is Reed College).
Fashion Merchandising students from Portland 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 Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton-WA area alone, there are 230 employed commercial and industrial designers earning an average salary of $62,360. Merchandise displayers and window trimmers in this area earn $32,870/yr and there are 930 employed.
Portland lies in Clackamas county, which is one of the 16 counties in Oregon. Overall, the Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton-WA area has 993,470 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.6% unemployment rate, $22.15/hr average worker wage, and a $46,080 average annual salary. Thus, about 0.937 out of every 1000 jobs in Portland are held by merchandise displayers and window trimmers, and 0.234/1000 are held by commercial and industrial designers.
After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, The Art Institute of Portland ends up costing a student $31,420/yr.
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Cities Near Portland
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Portland |
| Vancouver | WA | 169,603 | 5 | 29.2795 | 91 | 6.3 miles |
| Beaverton | OR | 94,639 | 1 | 27.5128 | 6 | 8.8 miles |
| Aloha | OR | 48,328 | 1 | 25.9507 | 7 | 10.8 miles |
| Gresham | OR | 104,562 | 1 | 12.9715 | 88 | 11.0 miles |
| Oregon City | OR | - | 1 | 13.6089 | 75 | 12.9 miles |
| McMinnville | OR | - | 3 | 33.009 | 71 | 34.7 miles |
| Salem | OR | 157,890 | 12 | 32.4146 | 406 | 46.3 miles |
| The Dalles | OR | - | 1 | 11.3829 | 21 | 71.8 miles |
| Astoria | OR | - | 2 | 18.4622 | 36 | 72.0 miles |
| Corvallis | OR | 51,582 | 1 | 28.8426 | 8 | 73.6 miles |