Bachelor in Apparel and Textiles (Bachelor's)

Tuition is Tuition for the 2024-2025 academic year is $32,500 per year..

Graduates are qualified to pursue careers in fashion marketing, merchandising, brand development, and fashion entrepreneurship. This programme combines fashion studies with business strategy, communication, and product lifecycle management. Students build a customized curriculum using courses in marketing, business, and communication. The capstone project allows students to focus on a professional goal relevant to their career path.

Focus areas include Brand strategy, Consumer behavior, Product lifecycle, Retail innovation, Creative direction, Fashion entrepreneurship.

The programme requires a total of 120 credits, distributed across fashion, business, marketing, and communication coursework. Students complete a capstone project in their final year that aligns with their career goals.

Graduates enter roles in fashion marketing, merchandising, brand development, product strategy, and fashion entrepreneurship.

Applicants must submit a high school transcript and a personal statement. A minimum GPA of 2.5 is required. Additional materials may include a portfolio or letters of recommendation.

The programme totals about 120 credit hours. On-campus, full-time, four-year programme. For international students, tuition is around the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 92% of applicants.

Since 1833, Stephens College has supported women’s education and remains one of the oldest women’s colleges in the United States. Its undergraduate Women’s College offers programs including business administration, biology, nursing, psychology, fashion, design, education, and animal behavior. Students can also create a self-initiated major or pursue research focused on women in STEM. The college’s Block Schedule places students in one immersive class at a time, allowing concentrated study alongside opportunities for research, internships, travel, and professional networking.

The Conservatory for the Performing Arts offers programs for students of all gender identities interested in theatre, television, and film. Undergraduate options include acting for stage and screen, filmmaking, musical theatre, theatre design and production, theatrical costume design and production, and interdisciplinary theatre studies. Graduate students can pursue an MFA in TV and Screenwriting, an MEd in Counseling, or a Master of Physician Assistant Studies. The MFA uses a low-residency format and lets students choose a mentor from artist-scholars working in the industry.

The campus is at 1200 E. Broadway in Columbia, Missouri, a location the college presents as part of “College Town USA.” Stephens describes campus as a home away from home and welcomes pets, including through a fostering program. Prospective students should note that undergraduate Women’s College programs are distinct from the gender-inclusive conservatory, while graduate programs welcome all gender identities. Qualified full-time undergraduates may receive up to four years of tuition funding through the Stephens Promise.