Textile & Apparel Studies at Rhode Island School of Design

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study textile & apparel studies, take a look at what Rhode Island School of Design has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

RISD is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 2,227 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.

RISD Textile & Apparel Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Textile Studies

RISD Textile & Apparel Studies Rankings

The textile studies major at RISD 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 RISD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the textile studies majors at Rhode Island School of Design.

RISD Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Program

73% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of textile studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% 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 RISD since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a bachelor's in textile studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Textile & Apparel Studies

If you plan to be a textile studies major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rhode Island School of Design. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Apparel & Textiles	16

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 RI, the home state for Rhode Island School of Design.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Marketing Managers	670	$159,400
Interior Designers	330	$75,110

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
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