FIT NYC Placements: Job Opportunities, Placement rate, Packages

The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) is among the top 2% in the country for mid-career graduate salaries among community college alumni. The university has obtained the 10^th and 6th rank, among Most Admired courses in the nation and Interior Design Schools Most Hired From by agencies, by Design Intelligence. 68% was the placement rate for associate degree holders and 88% was the placement amount for the bachelor’s degree graduates. 83% of the graduates who were working stayed in New York State for employment, 4% were working in New Jersey, and 2% were employed outside the U.S. 

87% of working bachelor’s degree holders and 79% of associate degree holders who did not opt for further education were in full-time employment. 77% of bachelor’s degree graduates who were into full-time employment were earning over $40,000 annually. Similarly, 48% of associate degree holders who were not pursuing higher education were getting more than $40,000 annually.

According to some of the unofficial sources, the university possesses the highest-paid graduates in the country in textile and apparel studies, merchandising, human sciences, specialised sales, marketing, consumer, etc. FIT’s Fashion Design & Fashion Business Management have been ranked among the best undergraduate courses across the globe.

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FIT Placement Highlights 2023

FIT Class Profile 2024

The student-faculty ratio was 16:1 and the total number of faculty was 913. The average age of full-time first-time degree seekers was 18 years and 22 years was the average age of all the degree holders.0

Enrollment by School: School of Art & Design (3362), School of Business & Technology (4,198), School of Liberal Arts (123), School of Graduate Studies (232), Non-Degree (276).

Race

• American Indian or Alaskan Native: 0.001%
• Asian: 12%
• Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0.001%
• Black: 9%
• White: 41%
• Hispanic (of any race): 22%
• Multiracial: 4%
• International: 10%

FIT Placement Stats 2023 by Degree

81% of associate degree holders who were not pursuing further education had a job. 14% of those did not have a job but were looking for employment and 5% were those who were neither employed nor were looking for a job. Talking about bachelor’s degree holders, 86% had a job. 70% had a job related to their respective degrees. 12% did not have a job but were looking for one and only 2% did not have a job nor were they looking for any employment.

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FIT Associate Degree (All) Employment by School

The college which had the highest employment related to the degree was Business & Technology with 35% of graduates being employed. 22% of graduates from Art & Design had employment related to their degrees. The highest percentage of graduates who were employed but were looking for a job were from Art & Design.

The table below features different employment categories and their rates according to different university colleges.

FIT Associate Degree (All) Placement Rate

FIT Bachelor's Degree Employment by School

A total of 86% of bachelor’s degree graduates were employed. Out of those, 70% of graduates had a job which was related to their pursued degree and 16% of graduates had a job which was not related to their degree. 12% of students were unemployed but were searching for a job and only 2% were without a job and not seeking one.

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The job that yielded the highest average salary for the graduates and alumni was Marketing, Product & Communications, with the salary amount being $67,000. This was followed by Logistics, Operations & Purchasing with the amount being $58,000. The job which led to the lowest average salary amount for the graduates and alumni was Retail, Trade & Craft with the salary amount being $45,000.

The table below displays the latest salary amount of students with job titles.

FIT Career Placement Support

The career placement support at the Fashion Institute of Technology not only works toward tailoring its students’ career needs but also puts efforts into maintaining its retention rate by offering students productive higher education advice. Students can make use of its online applicant tracking system and discover jobs, companies and positions for which they can apply as well. All the applications are submitted online only. The college is anti-discrimination and helps students belonging to diverse races, colours, nationalities gender, religion, ethnic background, age group, sexual orientations, and citizenship with everything that could help sort out their professional options or doubts if any. Equal opportunity is provided to students and alumni in every term.

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