Fashion Design Schools in Illinois

With the right training, you can start your fashion career anywhere--including Illinois. Get inspiration for your new career at a IL fashion school, and earn your degree in fashion design, merchandising, and more.

American InterContinental University Study Abroad

Fashion Design School

The fast-paced fashion industry is rich in career opportunities for individuals with an eye for color, line and texture, a keen business sense and a bold creative vision. AIU fashion school students are on the career track well before they graduate. They create a portfolio highlighting their best work for presentation to employers. Study tours to fashion centers like New York City, Paris and Milan are a great chance to network with the big names in the business. In addition, our students gain valuable experience as interns with designers, manufacturers and fashion houses.

The AIU Fashion Design School program helps new designers acquire the necessary skills to develop their personal style. Students also become familiar with the business and marketing side of the apparel industry.

• Fashion Design
• Fashion Marketing
• Photography

Request Information - Study Abroad

International Academy of Design & Technology

Design your creative future with an education from IADT.

Have an opportunity to turn your natural abilities in design, technology, or business into a dynamic and creative career at the International Institute of Design and Technology. With campus locations nationwide, including business and cultural hotspots like Los Angeles, Chicago, and Orlando, IADT is dedicated to helping students prepare for the innovative jobs of tomorrow. We offer a variety of degree levels and program areas designed to fit your individual career track.

• Associate Degree in Fashion Design
• Associate Degree in Fashion Marketing
• Associate Degree in Merchandising Management
• Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design
• Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Marketing
• Bachelor's Degree in Merchandising Management

Request Information - Chicago

Request Information - Schaumburg

The Illinois Institute of Art

Develop your portfolio at The Illinois Institute of Art, and get a competitive advantage.

Fashion designers, marketers, and merchandisers are the creators of everyday art as we wrap ourselves in their vision. Remember that the fashion industry is more than creativity and passion — it's also extremely competitive. That's why our Fashion Design and Fashion Marketing programs at The Art Institutes focus on the creative and business aspects of this fast-paced industry. Take your first steps with The Art Institutes. You'll get hands-on training from industry professionals and the career support you need to land your first job.

• Apparel/Fashion Design
• Fashion Marketing/Merchandising
• Fashion Production

Request Information - Chicago

Request Information - Schaumburg