"My Shoes Speak Italian... a classic tale of the pursuit of fashion career happiness, told by yours truly"
- M.S.S.I. Creator, Megan Burkham
To generate their list, they spoke to students, employees at the schools, companies who hire graduates, and industry professionals. They also looked extensively at tuition costs and demographics. Then they mashed it all together to come up with the following:
2. PARSONS, THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DESIGN
4. ANTWERP ROYAL ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS
5. FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (FIT)
6. ECOLE DE LA CHAMBRE SYNDICALE
8. ESMOD
12. STUDIO BERCOT
15. SHENKAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND DESIGN
17. OTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
18. SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
19. RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN
20. COLUMBUS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
23. LA CAMBRE
24. PRATT
25. CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF ARTS
26. POLIMODA
27. FASHION INSTITUTE OF DESIGN AND MERCHANDISING
28. HOGESCHOOL VAN AMSTERDAM (AMFI AMSTERDAM FASHION INSTITIUTE)
29. ROYAL MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
30. RYERSON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF FASHION
31. SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
32. TAFE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
33. WHITEHOUSE INSTITUTE OF DESIGN
34. UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED ARTS
35. MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART
36. KOEFIA (INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF HAUTE COUTURE AND ART OF COSTUME)
38. LASALLE COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL
39. COPENHAGEN ACADEMY OF FASHION DESIGN
42. NIFT NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY
44. TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
45. MELBOURNE SCHOOL OF FASHION
46. UNIVERSITY OF ART AND DESIGN (HELSINKI)
47. MODE GAKUEN
48. COLUMBIA COLLEGE
49. LIM COLLEGE
1. PARSONS, THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DESIGN
2. FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
3. PRATT
6. SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
7. RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN
9. OTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
10. COLUMBUS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
11. CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF ARTS
13. FASHION INSTITUTE OF DESIGN AND MERCHANDISING
14. SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO
15. MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART
18. COLUMBIA COLLEGE
20. LIM COLLEGE