Textile & Apparel Studies at Cornell University

If you are interested in studying textile and apparel studies, you may want to check out the program at Cornell University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and has a total student population of 23,620. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students received a bachelor's degree in textile studies from Cornell.

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.

Cornell Textile & Apparel Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Textile Studies

Cornell Textile & Apparel Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the textile studies progam at Cornell compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The textile studies major at Cornell 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
Most Focused Textile & Apparel Studies Master’s Degree Schools	18
Best Value Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	24

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in textile studies from Cornell. This is the #18 most popular school for textile studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Cornell Textile Studies Graduates

The median salary of textile studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cornell is $55,049. This is 52% higher than $36,287, which is the national average for all textile studies bachelor's degree recipients.

Textile Studies Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Program

The textile studies program at Cornell awarded 27 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 15% of these degrees went to men with the other 85% going to women. The typical textile studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 11% men. So male students are more repesented at Cornell since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

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

Related Majors

• 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 NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Marketing Managers	17,590	$187,860
Fashion Designers	7,550	$95,830
Interior Designers	4,780	$66,790
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers	970	$71,110
Farm and Home Management Advisors	70	$45,250

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.