![]() ![]() High living costs are balanced out by the French public university systems’ low tuition fees, helping give Paris a top five spot in the QS Best Student Cities ranking. Paris’ long history of being the European fashion center continues to play a fundamental role in the city’s character and perceptions about its stylish (and perhaps stand-offish) residents. It also has some of the lowest tuition fees among the top fashion schools in this list, ranging from €895 to €3,898 per year (~US$1,010 to $4,400), with non-EU students paying the latter amount. The school offers an undergraduate program in fashion design and a master’s program in ‘Design for the Fashion System’. The Politecnico di Milano was established in 1863 and is the largest school of architecture, design and engineering in Italy, with around 42,000 students enrolled. Cities such as Florence, Rome, Naples, Genoa and Venice have all been recognized as fashion centers but Milan, with its minimalist fashion houses of the 1980s, has developed into the country’s ‘fashion capital’ – and joins New York, Paris and London as an international fashion capital as well. Italy has long been known as one of Europe’s main trendsetters, due to its history of political power in classical times as well as its cultural power in the Renaissance era. ![]() Famous alumni include Philip Treacy, Ossie Clark and Zandra Rhodes. With higher international tuition fees compared to the other two London fashion schools listed here (£34,000 about US$43,600), the Royal College of Art’s School of Materials gives students the opportunity to gain placements and work experience at some of the world’s biggest fashion houses including the likes of Prada, Louis Vuitton, Givenchy and Burberry. Offering a range of graduate-level art and design courses, the world-renowned Royal College of Art has relatively small enrolment numbers across its six schools. Three of the top fashion schools in London are featured below. But, in the last century, as the dominance of Parisian fashion has lessened, London’s fashion industry has undoubtedly emerged as a leader rather than a follower. Historically, fashion-conscious Britons have often looked across the Channel to the French for inspiration. Ranked among the world’s top five cities for students, the UK capital ihas also garnered a reputation as one of the most fashionable cities in the world. The school has a lecture series and a museum curated by fashion historian Valerie Steele. Established in 1944, the school has 8,846 students overall and boasts Carolina Herrera, Calvin Klein and Michael Kors among its alumni.Īt baccalaureate level, New York residents pay $3,435 a semester and students from outside the state pay $10,396. Known by some as the MIT of the fashion world, the Fashion Institute of Technology offers programs in fashion design, business, marketing, illustrating and styling. ![]() Two of the top fashion schools in New York are listed below. The muse of artists ranging from Frank Sinatra to Alicia Keys, New York City is a melting pot of cultures responsible for inspiring generations of city-dwellers.įashion is a big part of the city’s life and many of the world’s biggest names in fashion journalism are based here, including Vogue, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar and Marie Claire. The most populated city in the US and also the most talked-about, NYC is the city all other cities aspire to. Nonetheless, they are all well-reputed in their field. Studying fashion at university means you’ll learn about all aspects of the fashion industry, including broad technical skills and an understanding of the industry itself, including its historical development, current trends, and contemporary issues surrounding fashion today, such as ethical sourcing, manufacturing and distribution.ĭue to the specialized nature of most fashion schools, many of the institutions listed below do not feature in the QS World University Rankings® (which only ranks universities that cover multiple subject areas). ![]()
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