What is Fashion Institute of Technology Known for?

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Sneha | Contributor-Level 10

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The university name itself speaks about the popular course, i.e Fashion. The Fashion Institute of Technology is a public university that was established in 1944, in the city of New York.According to the US News, the university is highly know for te below given courses;

Majors	Percentage of Graduates
Fashion Merchandising	24%
Fashion/ Apparel Design	18%
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	16%
International Marketing	9%
Design and Visual Communications	5%
Commercial and Advertising Art	4%
Apparel and Textile Manufacture	4%

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