In 2010, U.S. News and World Report ranked Baylor University 80th among all universities in the United States. Affiliated with the Baptist Church, the school is in Waco, Texas, and has an enrollment of more than 14,500 undergraduate and graduate students. The college offers bachelor's degree programs in both fashion merchandising and fashion design. The programs feature classes in apparel production, textile science, fashion illustration, costume design history, merchandising control, fashion forecasting and computer-aided drafting. An internship is required for both majors. Students in Baylor's fashion programs have the opportunity to complete travel study courses in destinations throughout the United States and abroad in locations like New York City, Montreal, Paris and Milan. All students participate in the university's annual fashion show. Approximately 94 percent of freshmen and 83 percent of continuing students receive some type of financial aid while studying at Baylor, according to the 2009 Barron's Profiles of American Colleges.
Baylor University
1 Bear Place
Waco, TX 76798
800-229-5678
baylor.edu
Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Drexel University received the 88th-place ranking among all universities in the United States from U.S. News and World Report in 2010. A nonsectarian, private institution, the college is home to more than 16,000 undergraduate and graduate students and grants bachelor's degrees in both fashion merchandising and fashion design. The merchandising program allows students to specialize in retail buying, fashion product development, fashion promotion and events, merchandising technologies and design management. Students in the merchandising major can elect to study in London for one semester or to participate in cooperative, paid-work positions with a number of design companies and retailers while attending classes. For design students, courses include textiles, costume history, computer-aided drafting, patterning, draping and tailoring. A portfolio review is required for graduation, and students have the option to participate in a number of paid cooperative placements or study-abroad programs. Around 70 percent of freshmen and 89 percent of continuing students benefit from financial aid, explains the 2009 Barron's Profiles of American Colleges.
Drexel University
3141 Chestnut St.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
800-237-3935
drexel.edu
Established in 1884, Woodbury University is a private school of design in Burbank, California, located near Los Angeles. Among the courses of study available for the school's more than 1,200 undergraduate students are baccalaureate degree programs in both fashion design and marketing. The design program culminates in a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and includes courses in fashion history, sketching, textiles, knitwear and swimwear, computer-assisted fashion design and tailoring. All students in the program participate in an internship and a formal portfolio presentation and review. The marketing curriculum features the study of buying, store management, advertising, media, promotion, public relations, and planning and executing special events. It requires an internship. The university sponsors a fashion show annually, and both design and merchandising students are required to participate. Study-abroad opportunities at Woodbury include semesters in Korea, France, Spain, Germany, China, Italy, Turkey, Costa Rica, Mexico, Brazil and England. Approximately 86 percent of freshmen and 90 percent of continuing students receive financial aid at Woodbury, reports the 2009 Barron's Profiles of American Colleges.
Woodbury University
7500 Glenoaks Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91510
818-767-0888
woodbury.edu