Textile & Apparel Studies at Central Washington University

If you plan to study textile and apparel studies, take a look at what Central Washington University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and approximately 11,174 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 13 textile studies majors received their bachelor's degree from CWU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Textile & Apparel Studies section at the bottom of this page.

CWU Textile & Apparel Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Textile Studies

CWU Textile & Apparel Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks textile studies programs across the country. The following shows how CWU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The textile studies major at CWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Textile & Apparel Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32
Best Value Textile & Apparel Studies Schools	41

How Much Do Textile Studies Graduates from CWU Make?

The median salary of textile studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at CWU is $37,843. This is 4% higher than $36,287, which is the national average for all textile studies bachelor's degree recipients.

Textile Studies Student Demographics at CWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the textile studies majors at Central Washington University.

CWU Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students earned a bachelor's degree in textile studies from CWU. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its textile studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central Washington University with a bachelor's in textile studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

CWU also has a doctoral program available in textile studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Family & Consumer Sciences
• Food, Nutrition & Related Services
• Human Development & Family Studies

Careers That Textile Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in textile studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Central Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Marketing Managers	6,080	$155,580
Interior Designers	1,370	$63,480
Fashion Designers	500	$66,600
Farm and Home Management Advisors	90	$57,530
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers	60	$49,670

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.