Fashion Merchandising

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Average Wage
$109,808
growing 3.8%
People in Workforce
12.2M
growing 2.33%
Average Employee Age
44
growing 0.32%

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N/A N/A The most common degree awarded to students studying Fashion Merchandising is a bachelors degree.

BusinessSpecialized Sales, Merchandising, & Marketing Operations

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Fashion Merchandising and the types of students that study this field. Fashion Institute of Technology awards the most degrees in Fashion Merchandising in the US, but LIM College and Fashion Institute of Technology have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Fashion Merchandising.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Fashion Merchandising programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (43 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (1,862 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Fashion Merchandising (2023)
  1. Fashion Institute of Technology
    1,066 degrees awarded
  2. Kent State University at Kent
    232 degrees awarded
  3. FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
    173 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Fashion Merchandising, is Public, 4-year or above (1,862 completions in 2023).

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Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution
  1. LIM College
    29.8%
  2. Fashion Institute of Technology
    28.8%
  3. FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
    22.7%

Out of all institutions that offer Fashion Merchandising programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, LIM College has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Fashion Merchandising, with 29.8%.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Fashion Merchandising
  1. New York County, NY
    1,255 degrees awarded
  2. Portage County, OH
    232 degrees awarded
  3. Los Angeles County, CA
    173 degrees awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Fashion Merchandising by year.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Business graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Business majors is $109,808 and the most common occupations are Accountants & auditors, Other managers, and Financial managers.

The industry that employs the most Business majors is uninformed, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

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$109,808
Average Wage in Workforce
± $788
3.8%
1 Year Growth
± 0.985%

The average salary for Business majors is $109,808 and the most common occupations are Accountants & auditors, Other managers, and Financial managers.

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Highest Paying Locations

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Highest Paying Pumas
  1. NYC-Manhattan Community District 7--Upper West Side PUMA, NY
    $251,097
  2. NYC-Manhattan Community Districts 1 & 2--Financial District & Greenwich Village PUMA, NY
    $240,250
  3. Nassau County (Northwest)--North Hempstead Town (North) PUMA, NY
    $239,902

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Business majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Business majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

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Most Common

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The most common occupations for Business majors, by number of employees, are Accountants & auditors, Other managers, and Financial managers.

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Most Specialized

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Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Business majors working as N/A.

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Highest Paid

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The highest paid occupations by median income for Business majors are Surgeons, Physicians, and Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists.

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Occupations by Share

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12.2M
2023 Workforce
± 82,369
2.33%
1 Year Growth
± 0.936%

The number of Business graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.33%, from 12M in 2022 to 12.2M in 2023.

The largest single share of Business graduates go on to work as Accountants & auditors (8.91%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Business by share of the total number of graduates.

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Most Common

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The most common industries that employ Business majors, by number of employees, are uninformed, Elementary & secondary schools, and Computer Systems Design.

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Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Fashion Merchandising is from the 2 Digit Course Business.

The highest paying industries of Business majors, by average wage, are Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments, Oil & gas extraction, and Computer & peripheral equipment manufacturing.

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Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Fashion Merchandising is from the 2 Digit Course Business.
12.2M
2023 Workforce
± 82,369
2.33%
1 Year Growth
± 0.936%

The number of Business graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.33%, from 12M in 2022 to 12.2M in 2023.

The industry which employs the most Business graduates by share is uninformed, followed by Elementary & secondary schools. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Business.

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Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Fashion Merchandising is from the 2 Digit Course Business.
PUMAS with a relatively high number of Business majors
  1. Dallas City (Downtown)--North of I-30 PUMA, TX
    2.97
  2. NYC-Manhattan Community Districts 5 & 6--Midtown, East Midtown, & Flatiron PUMA, NY
    2.91
  3. Chicago City (North)--Lake View & Lincoln Park PUMA, IL
    2.91

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Business majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Business majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

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Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Business in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Business is 44.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Business degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Business (1,424 students).

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Fashion Merchandising is from the 2 Digit Course Business.
44
Average Age in 2023
± 0.0906 Years
0.32%
1 Year Change
± 0.291%

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Fashion Merchandising are Bachelors Degree, Associates Degree, and Masters Degree.

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Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Fashion Merchandising is from the 2 Digit Course Business.

The most common degree types held by the working population in Business are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

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Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (88.7%)
Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. White
    1,424 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    524 degrees awarded
  3. Black or African American
    299 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Fashion Merchandising for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Fashion Merchandising is from the 2 Digit Course Business.
Most Common Countries of Origin
  1. India
    181,180 degree recipients
  2. Mexico
    159,478 degree recipients
  3. Philippines
    142,686 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
  1. Singapore
    2.55 times more than expected
  2. Zimbabwe
    2.52 times more than expected
  3. Denmark
    2.46 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Singapore that hold Business degrees (2.55 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (181,180 degree recipients).

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Fashion Merchandising field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Fashion Merchandising majors need many skills, but most especially Active Listening. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Fashion Merchandising majors need more than the average amount of N/A.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Fashion Merchandising majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of N/A is very distinctive for majors, but the Active Listening, Speaking, and Persuasion are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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