Each year, roughly 0.2% of Georgia students graduate with degrees in fashion. Thus, Georgia's 8 fashion schools put out approximately 398 fashion professionals each year.

Top Schools

University of Georgia, which was ranked 15th nationwide in 2010, is the top-ranked school in Georgia that has a fashion program. It is located in Athens. In 2010, University of Georgia graduated 79 students from its fashion program. The tuition rate at University of Georgia was $8,736 per year.

The second-ranked school in Georgia with a fashion program is Brenau University, which is located in Gainesville. In 2010, it was ranked 45th nationwide. 8 students graduated with degree in fashion from Brenau University in 2010. Brenau University charged in-state students $20,130 in tuition fees per year.

Savannah College of Art and Design, which was ranked 45th nationwide in 2010, is the third-ranked school in Georgia that has a fashion program. It is located in Savannah. 120 students graduated with degree in fashion from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2010. The tuition rate at Savannah College of Art and Design was $29,570 per year.

Cost

Fashion schools in Georgia, charge students an average tuition of $16,235 per year. But, tuition can be as much as $29,570 per year, or as little as $2,064 per year. The highest tuition rates in 2010 at Georgia fashion schools were charged at the following schools:

1. Savannah College of Art and Design - located in Savannah, students are charged $29,570 per year
2. Brenau University - located in Gainesville, students are charged $20,130 per year
3. Bauder College - located in Atlanta, students are charged $18,466 per year

The fashion schools that charged the lowest tuition rates in Georgia were:

1. Gwinnett Technical College - located in Lawrenceville, students are charged $2,064 per year
2. University of Georgia - located in Athens, students are charged $8,736 per year
3. American InterContinental University - located in Atlanta, students are charged $15,465 per year

A fashion degree from a Georgia school... what next?

Many Georgia fashion graduates become a marketing manager, merchadiser, fashion magazine editor, photographer, and sales associate. 158,630 fashion professionals were working in Georgia in 2010. Of these, 120 were fashion designers. In addition, 5,970 were marketing managers, and 2,540 were merchadisers. The largest populations of Georgia fashion professional are working in the following counties:

1. Barrow County - 91,820 fashion professionals
2. Burke County - 7,650 fashion professionals
3. Bryan County - 6,950 fashion professionals

Projected Growth

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts by 2018, an estimated 210,600 fashion professionals will be working in Georgia. This would require the number of fashion professional to grow by 11%.

Salary

On average, fashion professionals earn a salary of $48,529 per year in Georgia state. However, this number is only an average. Fashion professional in Georgia had varying salaries from $15,510 to $166,200 per year in 2010. The following counties in Georgia have the highest average salaries for fashion professionals:

1. Hall County - $57,128 per year
2. Barrow County - $53,451 per year
3. Bryan County - $52,814 per year

On average, fashion professionals earn the least in the following Georgia counties:

1. Liberty County - $20,070 per year
2. Baker County - $20,140 per year
3. Brooks County - $20,900 per year

On average, the highest paid fashion professionals in Georgia were:

1. Marketing Manager - $112,750 per year
2. Fashion Designer - $62,260 per year
3. Merchadiser - $59,860 per year

The fashion professionals with lowest average salaries in Georgia were:

4. Sales Associate - $23,180 per year
5. Pattern Designer - $21,360 per year

More Information

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