Editorial selection · reviewed 2 November 2026

Best Bachelor’s Degrees in Fashion Design

An unranked editorial selection of bachelor’s degrees in fashion design, chosen from verified listings where official pages document teaching features. Not a league table.

Unranked and grouped by kind of institution; within each group the order is alphabetical. This is not a league table, no numerical scores are given, and no school paid to be included.

Australia

Holmesglen Institute: Bachelor of Fashion Design
Technical or vocational institute · Chadstone, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Bachelor of Fashion DesignPortfolio requirement not confirmedPrice not published
Why it is here: Named facilities at Chadstone campus: Manufacturing rooms; Patternmaking studios; Computer laboratories. Published structure: Part time 6 years, full time 3 years.
Limitations: Only facts printed on the official pages are used; named faculty, outcomes and industry relationships are not assessed.
May suit: Applicants who can meet the published portfolio guidance: The page says portfolio content varies between candidates and is demonstrated through an interview and presentation.
TAFE NSW: Bachelor of Fashion Design
Technical or vocational institute · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Bachelor of Fashion DesignPortfolio requiredPrice not published
Why it is here: Named facilities at Ultimo (Fashion Design Studio): Fashion studio; Millinery studio. In the third year students design and present a collection. Published structure: 3 years full time or 6 years part time.
Limitations: Only facts printed on the official pages are used; named faculty, outcomes and industry relationships are not assessed.
May suit: Applicants who can meet the published portfolio guidance: Portfolio of 12 examples of original fashion design ideas (copies only, max A3) plus an essay of up to 550 words comparing two designers.
TAFE Queensland — Fashion: Bachelor of Creative Industries (Applied Fashion)
Training provider · Mount Gravatt, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Bachelor of Creative Industries (Applied Fashion)Portfolio requirement not confirmedA$10,600 per year, domestic students, 2027
Why it is here: Named facilities at TAFE Queensland Mt Gravatt: Fashion lab with industrial sewing machines, irons and cutting tables; Pattern making studios with digital design software. Published structure: 3 years.
Limitations: Only facts printed on the official pages are used; named faculty, outcomes and industry relationships are not assessed.

Bangladesh

Port City International University: B.Sc. in Fashion Design and Technology
University · Khulshi, Chattogram, Bangladesh
B.Sc. in Fashion Design and TechnologyPortfolio requirement not confirmedPrice not published
Why it is here: Named facilities at Port City International University: Illustration lab; Pattern lab; Sewing lab; CAD-CAM lab. Published structure: 145 credit hours.
Limitations: Only facts printed on the official pages are used; named faculty, outcomes and industry relationships are not assessed.

Belgium

Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp (AP University of Applied Sciences and Arts): Bachelor in de Beeldende Kunsten, Mode
Art college · Antwerp, Belgium
Bachelor of Visual Arts (Fashion)Portfolio requiredPrice not published
Why it is here: Named facilities at Fashion ateliers, Nationalestraat: Knitting machines (Mixlab maker space, Mutsaard campus); Laser cutters and 3D printers (Mixlab). Published structure: Three bachelor years of 60 ECTS each are listed in the 2026-27 programme.
Limitations: Only facts printed on the official pages are used; named faculty, outcomes and industry relationships are not assessed.
May suit: Applicants who can meet the published portfolio guidance: Admission requires passing an artistic entrance exam after a pre-selection based on a digital portfolio; for Fashion the exam is attended in person.

Brazil

CEFET-MG Campus Divinópolis — Bacharelado em Design de Moda: Bacharelado em Design de Moda
University · Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Bacharelado em Design de ModaPortfolio requirement not confirmedPrice not published
Why it is here: Named facilities at CEFET-MG Campus Divinópolis: Production and finishing laboratories; Garment technology laboratory; Pattern-making and industrial cutting laboratory; Fashion photography and production laboratory. Published structure: 4 anos.
Limitations: Only facts printed on the official pages are used; named faculty, outcomes and industry relationships are not assessed.
Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora — Bacharelado em Moda: Bacharelado em Moda
University · Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Bacharelado em ModaPortfolio requirement not confirmedPrice not published
Why it is here: Named facilities at Instituto de Artes e Design (IAD), Campus UFJF: LabVest; LabModa; LabCad. Published structure: 4 anos ou 8 semestres letivos.
Limitations: Only facts printed on the official pages are used; named faculty, outcomes and industry relationships are not assessed.

Switzerland

HEAD - Genève (Haute école d'art et de design): Bachelor of Arts HES-SO in Product and Industrial Design, major in Fashion Design
Art college · Geneva, Genève, Switzerland
Bachelor of Arts HES-SO in Product and Industrial Design, major in Fashion DesignPortfolio requirement not confirmedPrice not published
Why it is here: Named facilities at HEAD - Genève, Textile Atelier: Textile Atelier with machines and technical support for sewing projects. The school stages an annual HEAD Fashion Show. Published structure: developed over the three years of the Bachelor's program.
Limitations: Only facts printed on the official pages are used; named faculty, outcomes and industry relationships are not assessed.

Germany

Burg Giebichenstein Kunsthochschule Halle: Modedesign (Bachelor of Arts)
Art college · Halle (Saale), Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)Portfolio requirement not confirmedPrice not published
Why it is here: Named facilities at Burg Giebichenstein - Campus Design, Halle: Tailoring workshop; Textile printing workshop; Dye house. Published structure: Regelstudienzeit 8 Semester, B.A..
Limitations: Only facts printed on the official pages are used; named faculty, outcomes and industry relationships are not assessed.
Hochschule Trier: Modedesign (B.A.)
University · Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)Portfolio requiredPrice not published
Why it is here: The last semester is used for the bachelor thesis. Published structure: Regelstudienzeit: 7 Semester, 210 ECTS.
Limitations: Only facts printed on the official pages are used; named faculty, outcomes and industry relationships are not assessed.
May suit: Applicants who can meet the published portfolio guidance: Applicants upload a portfolio of 15 self-made works and submit an application form for the aptitude examination; after the portfolio is passed they receive an exam task and an online interview.
Universität der Künste Berlin: Design (Mode und Produkt) Bachelor - Studienrichtung Modedesign
University · Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)Portfolio requiredPrice not published
Why it is here: Named facilities at Universität der Künste Berlin - Institut für experimentelles Bekleidungs- und Textildesign (IBT): Workshops for sewing, weaving, knitting, textile screen printing and dyeing, pattern construction. Published structure: Regelstudienzeit: 8 Semester, 240 Leistungspunkte, 240 ECTS.
Limitations: Only facts printed on the official pages are used; named faculty, outcomes and industry relationships are not assessed.
May suit: Applicants who can meet the published portfolio guidance: Admission requires proof of artistic aptitude via a pre-selection based on a take-home assignment and an entrance examination.

Ethiopia

Bahir Dar University - Ethiopian Institute of Textile and Fashion Technology (EiTEX): BSc in Fashion Design
University · Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
BSc in Fashion DesignPortfolio requirement not confirmedPrice not published
Why it is here: Named facilities at EiTEX, Bahir Dar University: Design studios; Textile laboratories; Photography studio; Drawing lab. Published structure: 4 years.
Limitations: Only facts printed on the official pages are used; named faculty, outcomes and industry relationships are not assessed.

What was considered

Considered: verified listings for bachelor’s degrees in the current research (321 providers). Selected programs are shown in country order, not by merit. Countries represented: Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Switzerland, Germany, Ethiopia.

Criteria

Documented curriculum structure: duration and credits printed on the official page
Named studios, workshops and equipment printed on official pages
Final collection, thesis, exhibition or graduate show requirements, where published
Qualification recognition verified against an official register or awarding-body record
Information transparency is a precondition, not a reason: a program is not selected only because its website publishes more

Limitations

This is a selection from a partial research set, not a verdict on quality. It cannot assess teaching quality, faculty, graduate outcomes or industry links, which we do not publish. Many strong schools are not yet researched, and some official pages could not be reached. Programs with sparse public information may be missing. Sponsorship has no influence. No rankings, scores, acceptance rates or employment figures are used.

Independence

Sponsorship never buys inclusion in, or the order of, a researched selection. Sponsored placements elsewhere on the site are labelled and kept separate.

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