Fashion (BA)

Fashion (BA)

Turn your passion for style into a career in a dynamic global industry. The online Bachelor of Arts in fashion at ASU FIDM in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University provides you with a strong foundation in fashion fundamentals while enabling you to specialize in communication, sustainable systems or history and museum practice. You’ll graduate prepared to collaborate across the fashion industry and pursue a variety of creative and business career pathways.

Quick facts

Next start date: 05/18/2026
Total classes: 42
Weeks per class: 7.5
Credit hours: 120

Careers you’ll be prepared for

With an online Bachelor of Arts in fashion, you’ll be prepared for roles across creative, business and cultural sectors. Depending on your chosen track, you may pursue careers in public relations, business operations or museums. You can also begin as a designer, buyer, merchandiser or product developer and grow into leadership roles within fashion organizations.

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

Growth: 1.7%
Salary: $80,190

Designers, All Other

Growth: 2.0%
Salary: $66,220

Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers

Growth: -10.2%
Salary: $67,670

Fashion Designers

Growth: 2.0%
Salary: $80,690

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

Growth: 0.3%
Salary: $66,780

Marketing Managers

Growth: 6.6%
Salary: $161,030

Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products

Growth: 5.8%
Salary: $75,650

Curators

Growth: 7.0%
Salary: $61,770

Supply Chain Managers

Growth: 6.1%
Salary: $102,010