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Best Schools for Fashion Design in New York
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the fashion design degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Fashion Design
Syracuse University tops our 2026 ranking of the best fashion design schools. Set in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse University is a very large private not-for-profit institution. About 84% of students finish within six years. About 24 fashion design degrees were awarded at Syracuse University in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, fashion design degree recipients from Syracuse University generally make around $46,181. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete this degree.
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Students looking for a strong fashion design program will find one at Fashion Institute Of Technology, which ranked #2. Fashion Institute Of Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York. There were roughly 617 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at Fashion Institute Of Technology in the most recent data year. Graduates of the fashion design program make about $20,692 in their early career. Typical student debt for the program is $18,500.
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A rank of #3 makes Pratt Institute Main one of the top schools for fashion design. Pratt Institute Main is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Brooklyn. Roughly 74% of students complete a degree within six years here. About 49 fashion design degrees were awarded at Pratt Institute Main in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, fashion design degree recipients from Pratt Institute Main generally make around $40,880. Students borrow a median of $19,000 to complete this degree.
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A rank of #4 makes Marist College one of the top schools for fashion design. Set in the suburb of Poughkeepsie, Marist College is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit institution. Roughly 80% of students complete a degree within six years here. Marist College awarded about 24 fashion design degrees in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, fashion design degree recipients from Marist College generally make around $28,336. Typical student debt for the program is $26,929.
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Suny College At Oneonta came in at #5 on our 2026 list of the best fashion design schools. This moderately-sized public university is located in the town of Oneonta. Suny College At Oneonta graduates 69% of students within six years. Suny College At Oneonta awarded about 43 fashion design degrees in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, fashion design degree recipients from Suny College At Oneonta generally make around $36,629. Typical student debt for the program is $22,046.
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The New School came in at #6 for fashion design this year. Set in the city of New York, The New School is a large private not-for-profit institution. Roughly 70% of students complete a degree within six years here. There were roughly 290 fashion design students who graduated with this degree at The New School in the most recent data year. Students who receive their fashion design degree from The New School earn around $36,279 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $23,606 to complete this degree.
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Cuny Kingsborough Community College placed #7 among the best fashion design schools. This very large public university is located in the city of Brooklyn. Cuny Kingsborough Community College awarded about 20 fashion design degrees in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, fashion design degree recipients from Cuny Kingsborough Community College generally make around $19,146. Students borrow a median of $7,858 to complete this degree.
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Suny Westchester Community College ranked #8 on our 2026 list of the best fashion design schools. Located in the suburb of Valhalla, Suny Westchester Community College is a large public university. About 10 fashion design degrees were awarded at Suny Westchester Community College in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, fashion design degree recipients from Suny Westchester Community College generally make around $57,520. Typical student debt for the program is $8,764.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 16 schools evaluated.
- 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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