Textile & Apparel Studies at Fashion Institute of Technology

What traits are you looking for in a textile studies school? To help you decide if Fashion Institute of Technology is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's textile studies program.

FIT SUNY is located in New York, New York and approximately 8,191 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 68 textile studies majors received their bachelor's degree from FIT SUNY.

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.

FIT SUNY Textile & Apparel Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Textile Studies
• Bachelor’s Degree in Textile Studies

FIT SUNY Textile & Apparel Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the textile studies progam at FIT SUNY 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 FIT SUNY 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 Popular Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools	1
Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools	2
Most Focused Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools	3
	3
Best Value Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools	4
Most Popular Textile & Apparel Studies Schools	4
	6
Most Focused Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
	8
Most Focused Textile & Apparel Studies Schools	9
Best Value Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
Best Value Textile & Apparel Studies Schools	15
Best Textile & Apparel Studies Schools	18
Most Popular Textile & Apparel Studies Basic Certificate Schools	25

How Much Do Textile Studies Graduates from FIT SUNY Make?

The median salary of textile studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at FIT SUNY is $42,008. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 16% higher than the national average of $36,287 for all textile studies bachelor's degree recipients.

Textile Studies Student Demographics at FIT SUNY

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the textile studies majors at Fashion Institute of Technology.

FIT SUNY Textile & Apparel Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of textile studies associate's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in textile studies only graduates about 11% men each year. The program at FIT SUNY may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

FIT SUNY does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in textile studies graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Fashion Institute of Technology with a associate's in textile studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

FIT SUNY Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 68 students earned a bachelor's degree in textile studies from FIT SUNY. About 78% of these graduates were women and the other 22% were men. The typical textile studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 11% men. So male students are more repesented at FIT SUNY since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 Fashion Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in textile studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	24
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Related Majors

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 Fashion Institute of Technology.

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.