Antwerp Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Belgium

Antwerp, the capital city of Belgium, is also making strong steps toward becoming a world-leading fashion capital. Perhaps the most notable fashion school here is the Antwerp Royal Academy of Fine Arts, an elite design school offering fashion design courses to just over 100 students each year. Tuition is highly subsidized, even for foreign students, making the total cost approximately EU€7,000 (US$9,000) per year, the cheapest fees yet. Students must have proficiency in Dutch and an experimental and avant-garde approach is encouraged.