Overview

In the Fashion Studies degree at Ferris State University, collaborative projects enable students to refine ideas, processes, and people skills in real-world settings, while the program’s culminating senior capstone show allows students to discover and express their own identity as designers.

What will I learn/study in the Fashion Studies degree program?

As a student in the Fashion Studies degree program in KCAD’s Pamella Roland DeVos School of Fashion, you’ll engage in a broad and immersive study of fashion that explores traditional and emerging design and construction techniques, couture methods, sustainable practices, fashion illustration, product development, and the organization and execution of exhibition and runway events. You’ll learn to transform two dimensional ideas into the three dimensional.

At the same time, you’ll also be investigating the realities of the fashion industry through specialized courses in functional design, retail buying, and fashion show production. Your senior year offers options: complete your final year at KCAD, developing and publicly presenting an original collection of garment designs through a senior capstone course and fashion show that will allow you to discover and express your own design identity. Or, you can apply to spend your senior year studying at the Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Sustainable Fashion

Fashion Design

Retail Buying

Western Art

Special Topics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-15 00:00:00 , International

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National students: As a freshmen, you must submit your application 30 days before the first day of the semester you are applying for.

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Big Rapids, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Complete the online application

Submit your portfolio

Have your official transcripts* sent to KCAD

You’ll need to have at least a 2.5 GPA or a GED (Life Sciences and Pre-Medical Illustration applicants need a 3.20 GPA or better)

Have your ACT or SAT results sent to us (for scholarship consideration)

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

23884 USD / year

≈ 23884 USD / year
Out-of-State

14420 USD / year

≈ 14420 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

14420 USD / year

≈ 14420 USD / year

Additional Details

U.S. Residents and Canadians have the same tuition.

Living costs

Big Rapids

United States

1000 - 1500 USD / month

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Overview

What will I learn/study in the Fashion Studies degree program?

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Additional Details

Living costs

Big Rapids

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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