Textile & Apparel Studies at Rhode Island School of Design

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

RISD is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 2,227 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 16 textile studies majors received their bachelor's degree from RISD.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the textile studies progam at RISD 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Most Focused Textile & Apparel Studies Schools	11
Most Popular Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43
Most Popular Textile & Apparel Studies Schools	56

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 textile studies majors earned their bachelor's degree from RISD. Of these graduates, 19% were men and 81% were women. The typical textile studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 11% men. So male students are more repesented at RISD since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in textile studies at RISD are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

RISD 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 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
• Image Credit: By DanielPenfield under License

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