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Fashion Schools in Illinois

Illinois contains thirteen schools that offer fashion programs. Dominican University, the highest-ranking fashion school in IL, has a total student population of 3,909 and is the 263rd highest ranked school in America.

Of the 13 fashion schools in Illinois, only 4 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, School of the Art Institute of Chicago comes out as the most expensive ($38,965/yr), with Joliet Junior College as the lowest recorded at only $4,130/yr.

Fashion students from Illinois schools who go on to become fashion professionals, fashion merchandisers, marketers, fashion models, 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, Merchandise displayers and window trimmers make on average $28,480 per year and there are about 61,280 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Illinois alone, there are 1,920 employed merchandise displayers and window trimmers earning an average yearly salary of $28,340. Fashion designers in this state earn $48,200/yr and there are employed.

Also, within the fashion schools in Illinois, the average student population is 3,360 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from fashion, there are 7983 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,830 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $7,282, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Fashion Programs in Illinois

Dominican University

• Fashion Merchandising
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Fashion/Apparel Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Olivet Nazarene University

• Fashion Merchandising
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

• Fashion/Apparel Design
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

The Illinois Institute of Art-Schaumburg

• Fashion/Apparel Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago

• Fashion Merchandising
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Fashion/Apparel Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Westwood College-River Oaks

• Fashion/Apparel Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

Columbia College Chicago

• Fashion/Apparel Design
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Westwood College-Dupage

• Fashion/Apparel Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

Westwood College-Chicago Loop

• Fashion/Apparel Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

College of DuPage

• Fashion and Fabric Consultant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Harper College

• Fashion Merchandising
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Fashion and Fabric Consultant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Joliet Junior College

• Fashion Merchandising
  

  Levels offered: Associates

International Academy of Design and Technology

• Fashion Merchandising
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Fashion/Apparel Design
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

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See Also

• Fashion Information
• Salary Details for a Fashion Merchandiser
• Online Fashion Schools
• Online Fashion Programs
• Online Fashion Courses
• Online Fashion Certifications

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