Overview

Fashion Industry Studies at Kent State University is an initial master's level degree for the academic advancement of students to engage in learning and experiences applicable to the fashion industry. The program prepares professionals who intentionally use cross-disciplinary and applied research methods to address complex issues and provide impactful solutions for the fashion industry.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

Demonstrate a capacity for critical analysis of fashion to identify pertinent issues.

Demonstrate an ability to use cross-disciplinary and applied research methods with appropriate knowledge and technologies.

Demonstrate the skill of critically generating concepts and-or pragmatic solutions through testing and experimentation that connects fashion history, theory and-or practice(s).

Demonstrate abilities to effectively synthesize ideas and present innovative and pragmatic research-based investigations.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Research Methods in the Fashion Industry
Fashion Systems Thinking
Global Consumer in the Fashion Industry
Fashion Industry Practicum
Historic Textiles
Fashion Industry Design Management
Techstylelab: Digital Design and New Media in the Fashion Industry
Fashion Industry Design and Production

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Kent, United States

Disciplines

Fashion, Textiles and Luxury Goods Fashion Design View 74 other Masters in Fashion, Textiles and Luxury Goods in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.3

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university1
Minimum 3.300 undergraduate GPA on a 4.000 point scale
Official transcripts(s)
GRE or GMAT scores if GPA is below 3.300 for conditional admission
Goal statement (maximum 1,000 words) relating career/academic goals and research interests as they relate to critical issue(s) the applicant has identified in current fashion industry practice
Supportive materials that demonstrate research and writing capabilities (e.g., significant term paper, research project report and/or visual portfolio with minimum 5-10 examples of work in any media documenting design process)
a résumé will be required
Three letters of recommendation
English language proficiency

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Tuition Fee

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International

19954 USD/year

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Based on the tuition of 19954 USD per year during 24 months.
National

19954 USD/year

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Based on the tuition of 19954 USD per year during 24 months.
In-State

10706 USD/year

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Based on the tuition of 10706 USD per year during 24 months.

Living costs for Kent

1036 - 1710 USD /month

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