<p>My daughter has always had an interest in fashion. She used to draw, but isn't necessarily interested in design. She took a couple fashion marketing classes in high school and loved them! What schools in the east, midwest, north east or south east AND what majors would be good? A lot of the schools I see in the fashion area are non-traditional (not a typical chief campus experience) and/or are for-profit, such as Full Sail, Art Institutes, etc. I've not heard a lot of good about for-profit schools. Suggestions please!</p>
<p>I forgot to add I’m also looking for info on traditional majors, like Business, Marketing, etc that would have her on track for a career in the fashion
industry. I don’t think she has a particular area she’s decided to focus on yet.</p>
<p>Indiana U. [Department</a> of Apparel Merchandising and Interior Design | Indiana University Bloomington](<a href=“http://design.iub.edu/]Department”>http://design.iub.edu/)
Kent State [Undergraduate</a> Programs in Fashion](<a href=“http://www.fashionschool.kent.edu/undergraduate/index.cfm]Undergraduate”>http://www.fashionschool.kent.edu/undergraduate/index.cfm)
Iowa State [Apparel</a>, Merchandising, and Design | College of Human Sciences | Iowa State University](<a href=“http://www.hs.iastate.edu/academics/majors-list/apparel-merchandising-design/#4-year-plans]Apparel”>http://www.hs.iastate.edu/academics/majors-list/apparel-merchandising-design/#4-year-plans)
Wisconsin [Retailing</a> | School of Human Ecology | University of Wisconsin–Madison](<a href=“The School of Human Ecology – UW–Madison”>The School of Human Ecology – UW–Madison)
Cornell [Fashion</a> Design Management](<a href=“http://www.human.cornell.edu/fsad/academics/undergraduate/Fashion-Design-Management-Schedule.cfm]Fashion”>http://www.human.cornell.edu/fsad/academics/undergraduate/Fashion-Design-Management-Schedule.cfm)
Minnesota [Retail</a> Merchandising: College of Design: University of Minnesota](<a href=“About Retail Merchandising | College of Design”>http://retail.design.umn.edu/)
Missouri [Undergraduate</a> Programs | Textile and Apparel Management | College of Human Environmental Sciences | University of Missouri](<a href=“http://tam.missouri.edu/academics_undergrad.html]Undergraduate”>Bachelor Degree Options // Department of Textile & Apparel Management)
Possibly, NC State [TATM</a> :: College of Textiles :: North Carolina State University](<a href=“http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/tatm/]TATM”>http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/tatm/)</p>
<p>Zapfino, thanks for the great list! NC State, being in the south, looks promising.</p>
<p>If your daughter does end up being interested in design, Parsons is considered the top fashion design school.</p>
<p>Northeast suggestions:
Parsons in NYC
Pratt in Brooklyn
FIT in NYC
Mass college of art & design in Boston
RISD - Providence RI
Seneca College in Toronto</p>
<p>My D2 is looking at all of these, but also LACs that offer majors in fashion design (Lasell College in the Boston area), communications (Quinnipeac/ Salem State, Champlain/ SUNY New Paltz), Art history (lots and lots of LACs)…for a more general education.</p>
<p>At this point she’s considering returning to Emerson College and switching her major from Writing/Literature/Publishing to Marketing Communication. It doesn’t address the Fashion Merchandising component though. I believe she’s looking to things such as internships to get her into the Fashion Merchandising area. Another option is Univ of SC for their Retail Management/Fashion Merchandise major. Anyone have information on Univ of SC’s Retail school and programs? We looked at NC State and Missouri, but neither of those really interested her.</p>
<p>One other thing that may be a plus for Emerson is the ProArts Consortium where Emerson students can take classes at Mass College of Art & Design. That may get her the fashion component she’s missing.</p>