The Best and Highest Rated Fashion Design Colleges and Universities

Rhode Island School of Design

• In 2010, the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), located Providence, Rhode Island, was ranked as the top fashion design school by the "U.S. News and World Report." The school is a community of more than 2,000 designers and artists offering students 16 undergraduate and 17 graduate programs in fashion and fashion design. The school ranked high in the diversity of programs offered and the quality of instruction. Students at the Rhode Island School of Design create a variety of projects, whether in the classroom or the studio, and many students go on to professional careers in the industry.

  Rhode Island School of Design
  2 College Street
  Providence, RI 02903
  401-454-6100
  risd.edu

Massachusetts College of Art and Design

• Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the Massachusetts College of Art offers students in fashion design an opportunity to create unique pieces of clothing. Students are encouraged to find their own style through course work and studio time. Traditional design methodology is taught; so is computer design technology. Programs are also offered in theatrical costumes and accessorizing. Students are also required, as a senior project, to design their own line of clothing, providing them with real world experience. This blending of traditional, theoretical and real world training gives this school an edge over others.

  Massachusetts College of Art and Design
  621 Huntington Avenue
  Boston, MA 02115
  617-879- 7000
  massart.edu

California College of Arts

• The California College of Arts--which is located in campuses in San Francisco and Oakland, California--offers students 20 undergraduate and seven graduate programs in fashion design, fine arts, architecture and writing. Courses train students in fashion practice such as draping, pattern, sewing, conceptual fashion design and creative thinking. Students also have access to the Boyce Fashion Design Studio in San Francisco and the new materials resource center with an "emphasis on sustainability and alternative materials." The fashion design program includes studio lectures, field trips, and design and craft lectures. Many graduates have gone on to work for top studios and design houses in the field, helping this college earn its top tier ranking.

  California College of Arts
  San Francisco campus
  1111 Eighth Street
  San Francisco, CA 94107
  415-703-9500
  cca.edu