Combine your passion for trendsetting styles with a business-focused education that will be an asset in any industry with SNHU's fashion merchandising major. The AS in Fashion Merchandising, with its focus on the application of retailing and fashion merchandising theory to the fashion industry, could be the start to an exciting and rewarding career in fashion.

Fashion merchandising careers are available across the United States, in both large cities and small towns. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment among first-line supervisors and managers in the clothing, accessory and general merchandise store category is expected to grow 17 percent through 2020. Further, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that many retailers prefer to hire people with associate's or bachelor's degrees in marketing, merchandising or business as management trainees or assistant managers. Fashion merchandising majors are prepared to seek employment opportunities as: Buyers Sales managers Retail operations managers Merchandisers Retail promotions specialists Vendor-relations specialists