Which Fashion Institute of Technology bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Marketing graduates leave with a median of $18,721 in federal loans, the lowest among 9 Fashion Institute of Technology bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Fashion Institute of Technology cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $6,294 a year, and $16,874 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $19,095 a year.

How many Fashion Institute of Technology programs report graduate pay?

9 bachelor's programs and 3 associate's programs at Fashion Institute of Technology report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Fashion Institute of Technology Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public school
New York, NY
7,637 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

9 Fashion Institute of Technology bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Specialized Sales and Merchandising pays the most in the first year ($42,717), and Graphic Communications the least ($12,261). The median program pays $27,941. Fashion Institute of Technology also has 3 associate's programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$6,294Per year. Out-of-state $16,874

Average net price after aid$19,095Per year

Graduation rate81%Within 6 years

Admission rate60%Of applicants

All 9 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in New York" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across New York. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in New York
1	Specialized Sales and MerchandisingAbout 481 graduates a year	$42,717	$68,906	$21,500	2nd of 5
2	Apparel and TextilesAbout 69 graduates a year	$40,463	$62,261	$21,165	1st of 2
3	MarketingAbout 125 graduates a year	$37,663	$63,836	$18,721	24th of 28
4	Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 275 graduates a year	$36,849	$66,374	$21,500	9th of 12
5	Arts ManagementAbout 18 graduates a year	$27,941	$37,854	$24,734	8th of 10
6	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 633 graduates a year	$27,023	$58,599	$25,000	12th of 18
7	EntrepreneurshipAbout 15 graduates a year	$24,387	Not reported	$19,500	3rd of 3
8	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 42 graduates a year	$23,428	$52,313	$24,683	19th of 35
9	Graphic CommunicationsAbout 21 graduates a year	$12,261	Not reported	$19,875	6th of 6

Program names link to the program's own page, and New York ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five New York programs in the field do too.

All 3 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in New York" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across New York. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in New York
1	Specialized Sales and MerchandisingAbout 660 graduates a year	$23,778	$53,918	$12,000	2nd of 3
2	Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 350 graduates a year	$21,006	$53,051	$12,000	1st of 1
3	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 749 graduates a year	$14,361	$44,559	$12,000	8th of 10

3 more associate's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Specialized Sales and Merchandising$42,717
Apparel and Textiles$40,463
Marketing$37,663
Public Relations and Advertising$36,849
Arts Management$27,941

Lowest median debt

Marketing$18,721
Entrepreneurship$19,500
Graphic Communications$19,875
Apparel and Textiles$21,165
Specialized Sales and Merchandising$21,500

Largest programs

Design and Applied ArtsAbout 633 graduates a year
Specialized Sales and MerchandisingAbout 481 graduates a year
Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 275 graduates a year
MarketingAbout 125 graduates a year
Apparel and TextilesAbout 69 graduates a year

Common questions

Specialized Sales and Merchandising graduates earn a median of $42,717 in their first year, the most of 9 Fashion Institute of Technology bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of New York rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels