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	708	58%	14% / 86%	21%	$64,790	81	91%	—
2	The New School New York, NY	New York, NY	248	63%	19% / 81%	57%	$59,797	38	88%	—
3	Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	Providence, RI	54	19%	20% / 80%	31%	$46,497	9	84%	—
4	Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA	Savannah, GA	178	83%	15% / 85%	29%	$43,165	10	88%	—
5	Pratt Institute Brooklyn, NY	Brooklyn, NY	49	73%	20% / 80%	45%	$67,814	57	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	49	78%	10% / 90%	4%	$57,666	40	97%	—
2	Drexel Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia, PA	21	83%	0% / 100%	0%	$67,219	51	93%	—
3	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	Kent, OH	329	82%	9% / 91%	3%	$55,597	57	97%	—
4	Syracuse Syracuse, NY	Syracuse, NY	24	35%	17% / 83%	13%	$64,921	46	94%	—
5	U. of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati, OH	28	85%	21% / 79%	0%	$69,447	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	27	91%	15% / 85%	63%	$53,837	33	86%	—
2	Virginia Commonwealth Richmond, VA	Richmond, VA	68	72%	18% / 82%	1%	$49,801	27	88%	—
3	Stephens Columbia, MO	Columbia, MO	19	64%	0% / 100%	0%	$37,465	8	95%	—
4	Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston, MA	Boston, MA	34	77%	15% / 85%	6%	$46,979	24	91%	—
5	Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	Rochester, NY	0	71%	—	—	—	16	—	—