2025 Best Fashion Merchandising Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Fashion Merchandising is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #89 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Fashion Merchandising Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 815 associate degrees in fashion merchandising to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Fashion Merchandising School for Your Associate Degree

The fashion merchandising associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality fashion merchandising program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on fashion merchandising students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other fashion merchandising students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized fashion merchandising related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for fashion merchandising students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Fashion Merchandising Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Fashion Merchandising in the Middle Atlantic Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in fashion merchandising.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for an Associate in Fashion Merchandising

1

Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

660 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in fashion merchandising has to check out Fashion Institute of Technology. FIT SUNY is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.More information about a associate in fashion merchandising from Fashion Institute of Technology

2

LIM College
New York, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat LIM College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in fashion merchandising. LIM is a small private for-profit college located in the city of New York.More information about a associate in fashion merchandising from LIM College

3

Brookdale Community College
Lincroft, NJ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Brookdale Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in fashion merchandising. Brookdale Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Lincroft.More information about a associate in fashion merchandising from Brookdale Community College

4

Nassau Community College
Garden City, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in fashion merchandising has to take a look at Nassau Community College. Nassau Community College is a fairly large public college located in the suburb of Garden City.More information about a associate in fashion merchandising from Nassau Community College

5

New York City College of Technology
Brooklyn, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

37 Annual Graduates

City Tech is a fairly large public college located in the city of Brooklyn.More information about a associate in fashion merchandising from New York City College of Technology

6

Genesee Community College
Batavia, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Located in the distant town of Batavia, GCC is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in fashion merchandising from Genesee Community College

Best Fashion Merchandising Colleges by State

Explore the best fashion merchandising schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	429	897
Pennsylvania	379	0
New Jersey	249	42
District of Columbia	46	6

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Rankings in Majors Related to Fashion Merchandising

Fashion Merchandising is one of 10 different types of Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Fashion Merchandising

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Tourism Promotion Operations	17
Vehicle and Vehicle Parts and Accessories Marketing Operations	4
Other Specialized Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing Operations	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Qfamily. More about our data sources and methodologies.