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Textile & Apparel Studies at Northern Illinois University

Textile & Apparel Studies at Northern Illinois University

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

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and approximately 16,769 students attend the school each year.

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.

NIU Textile & Apparel Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Textile Studies

NIU Textile & Apparel Studies Rankings

The textile studies major at NIU 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.

Textile Studies Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of textile studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. The typical textile studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at NIU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 Northern Illinois University with a bachelor's in textile studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Textile & Apparel Studies

Textile & Apparel Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northern Illinois University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Apparel & Textiles 15

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 IL, the home state for Northern Illinois University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Marketing Managers 20,760 $130,110
Interior Designers 2,250 $52,150
Farm and Home Management Advisors 190 $37,960

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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