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CIP 50.0407 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Fashion/Apparel Design.

A program that prepares individuals to apply artistic principles and techniques to the professional design of commercial fashions, apparel, and accessories, and the management of fashion development projects. Includes instruction in apparel design; accessory design; the design of men's', women's', and children's' wear; flat pattern design; computer-assisted design and manufacturing; concept planning; designing in specific materials; labor and cost analysis; history of fashion; fabric art and printing; and the principles of management and operations in the fashion industry.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Fashion/Apparel Design award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 50.0407. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Certificate 1–2 years20170
2025Associate degree46794
2025Bachelor degree692,026
2025Master degree1097
2025Doctorate — research13
2025Certificate under 12 weeks11
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year24152
2024Certificate 1–2 years20127
2024Associate degree48910
2024Bachelor degree701,868
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate14
2024Master degree1095
2024Doctorate — research12
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year21166
2023Certificate 1–2 years2092
2023Associate degree52862
2023Certificate 2–4 years11
2023Bachelor degree671,740
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate24
2023Master degree10112
2023Doctorate — research15
2023Certificate under 12 weeks11
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year21201
2022Certificate 1–2 years20113
2022Associate degree56834
2022Bachelor degree731,851
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate22
2022Master degree10117
2022Certificate under 12 weeks12
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1773
2021Certificate 1–2 years1894
2021Associate degree51897
2021Certificate 2–4 years17
2021Bachelor degree721,842
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate11
2021Master degree9103
2021Certificate under 12 weeks11
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year1686
2020Certificate 1–2 years23154
2020Associate degree541,001
2020Certificate 2–4 years18
2020Bachelor degree741,954
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate22
2020Master degree10143
2020Doctorate — research12
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year17150

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

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CIP 50.0407 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 50 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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Institutions with reported graduates

150 institutions

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