Fashion Design Universities & Colleges in Abroad

Check out the list of some of the global universities and colleges abroad to pursue a diverse range of programs in the field of fashion designing.
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Updated Sep 22, 2025 | 11:00 AM IST

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Students aspiring to build a successful career in the fashion industry can choose to study abroad as it provides international exposure, and diverse career opportunities. Admission to such courses abroad requires the candidates applying to sit for exams like IELTS, TOEFL, SAT, ACT, GRE, or GMAT depending on the program or university’s requirements. You can explore a wide range of programs such as Bachelor’s in Fashion Design, Textile Design, Luxury Brand Management, Master’s in Fashion and many more.
Graduates get access to opportunities to work in collaboration with the world’s top fashion brands, luxury brands, as well as advertising, media, and social media companies, or launch their own label. Therefore, many industries have inspired growth in the fashion industry including the global change in climate that has seen a need for sustainable fashion, digital clothing, and e-commerce branding, along with new roles in sustainable fashion design, fashion technology, and retails.
The following lists 30 such Global Fashion Design Universities along with their location, offering programs that prepare students for the competitive industry of fashion.(In no particular order)
  1. Cornell University – Ithaca, New York, USA
  2. University of Manchester – Manchester, England, UK
  3. University of Wisconsin–Madison – Madison, Wisconsin, USA
  4. Washington University (St. Louis) – St. Louis, Missouri, USA
  5. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University – Hung Hom, Hong Kong
  6. Ohio State University – Columbus, Ohio, USA
  7. University of Leeds – Leeds, England, UK
  8. University of Technology Sydney – Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  9. Indiana University – Bloomington, Indiana, USA
  10. Stockholm University – Stockholm, Uppland, Sweden
  11. Queensland University of Technology – Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
  12. RMIT University – Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  13. Curtin University – Perth, Western Australia, Australia
  14. North Carolina State University – Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
  15. Rutgers University–New Jersey – New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
  16. Florida State University – Tallahassee, Florida, USA
  17. University of Georgia – Athens, Georgia, USA
  18. University of Delaware – Newark, Delaware, USA
  19. Temple University – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  20. Heriot-Watt University – Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  21. Northumbria University – Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK
  22. Iowa State University – Ames, Iowa, USA
  23. Colorado State University – Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
  24. University of Kentucky – Lexington, Kentucky, USA
  25. University of Nebraska – Lincoln – Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
  26. Washington State University – Pullman, Washington, USA
  27. Virginia Commonwealth University – Richmond, Virginia, USA
  28. Syracuse University – Syracuse, New York, USA
  29. Paderborn University – Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  30. Anglia Ruskin University – Cambridge, England, UK
The above-mentioned 30 fashion design universities abroad offer quality education and career networking, internships and job support. A good educational background can always help you achieve your goals, be it an aspiration to work with luxury brands or starting your own company.

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