2025 Best Fashion Merchandising Associate Degree Schools in New York

If you pursue a associate degree in fashion merchandising, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #89 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Fashion Merchandising Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 786 associate degrees in fashion merchandising during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Fashion Merchandising School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of fashion merchandising for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to fashion merchandising students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of fashion merchandising students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• 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 colleges for fashion merchandising students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Fashion Merchandising Schools

The fashion merchandising school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Fashion Merchandising Associate Degree Schools in New York.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Fashion Merchandising in New York

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for fashion merchandising students seeking a an associate degree.

Top New York Schools for an Associate in Fashion Merchandising

1

Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

660 Annual Graduates

Fashion Institute of Technology is a wonderful decision for individuals interested in an associate degree in fashion merchandising. Located in the large city of New York, FIT SUNY is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.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

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in fashion merchandising needs to look into LIM College. Located in the large city of New York, LIM is a private for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a associate in fashion merchandising from LIM College

3

Nassau Community College
Garden City, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Nassau Community College is a good option for students interested in an associate degree in fashion merchandising. Located in the large suburb of Garden City, Nassau Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in fashion merchandising from Nassau Community College

4

New York City College of Technology
Brooklyn, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

37 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in fashion merchandising has to check out New York City College of Technology. Located in the city of Brooklyn, City Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in fashion merchandising from New York City College of Technology

5

Genesee Community College
Batavia, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

GCC is a small public college located in the town of Batavia.More information about a associate in fashion merchandising from Genesee Community College

Best Fashion Merchandising Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Fashion Merchandising Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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Fashion Merchandising Related Rankings by Major

One of 10 majors within the Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing area of study, Fashion Merchandising has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Fashion Merchandising

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Tourism Promotion Operations	17
Vehicle and Vehicle Parts and Accessories Marketing Operations	4

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).
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