Runways, Retail, and Rhinestones

Anna Wintour Knows the Dean

The fashion programs Vogue actually scouts. Runway shows, name-brand internships, and grads you'll spot in the credits.

# ▲	University	Location	Degrees	Accept	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employ
1	Fashion Institute of Technology New York, NY	New York, NY	757	58%	17% / 83%	20%	$59,428	74	91%	—
2	The New School New York, NY	New York, NY	271	63%	18% / 82%	52%	$55,098	22	88%	—
3	Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	Providence, RI	53	23%	15% / 85%	32%	$44,045	4	84%	—
4	Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA	Savannah, GA	165	83%	24% / 76%	27%	$44,568	11	88%	—
5	Pratt Institute Brooklyn, NY	Brooklyn, NY	55	73%	16% / 84%	42%	$62,485	40	89%	—

No-nonsense pipelines into apparel houses, retail chains, and major brands. Less glamour, more job offers.

# ▲	University	Location	Degrees	Accept	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employ
1	Thomas Jefferson Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia, PA	43	78%	16% / 84%	0%	$56,651	34	97%	—
2	Drexel Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia, PA	71	82%	10% / 90%	10%	$65,977	45	93%	—
3	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	Kent, OH	312	82%	8% / 92%	4%	$57,943	61	97%	—
4	Syracuse Syracuse, NY	Syracuse, NY	14	35%	7% / 93%	7%	$63,639	39	94%	—
5	U. of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati, OH	36	85%	17% / 83%	3%	$70,390	78	96%	—

Reliable fashion, jewelry, and textile programs with regional clout. Their grads can actually sew, solder, and merchandise.

# ▲	University	Location	Degrees	Accept	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employ
1	California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA	San Francisco, CA	10	91%	40% / 60%	40%	$44,555	6	86%	—
2	Virginia Commonwealth Richmond, VA	Richmond, VA	82	72%	13% / 87%	2%	$49,452	23	88%	—
3	Stephens Columbia, MO	Columbia, MO	19	64%	0% / 100%	0%	$42,019	13	92%	—
4	Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston, MA	Boston, MA	43	77%	28% / 72%	14%	$43,956	11	91%	—
5	Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	Rochester, NY	0	71%	—	—	—	12	—	—