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2023 Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools

9 Colleges
$22,239 Avg Salary
$17,259 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree School for You

Textile & Apparel Studies is the #162 most popular major in the country with 3,313 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for textile studies majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top Schools for an Associate in Textile & Apparel Studies

Our 2023 rankings named Minneapolis Community and Technical College the best school in the United States for textile and apparel studies students working on their associate degree. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fashion Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, FIT SUNY is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that textile studies majors at FIT SUNY take out while working on their Associate Degree is $12,876.

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#3

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Academy of Art University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, FIDM Los Angeles is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, textile studies majors at FIDM Los Angeles accumulate an average of around $20,474 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $570.

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The excellent associate degree programs at San Joaquin Delta College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best textile and apparel studies schools in the United States. Located in the city of Stockton, Delta is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

Santa Ana College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree textile and apparel studies programs. SAC is a very large public school located in the large city of Santa Ana.

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#7

Fresno City College

Fresno, CA

Fresno City College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno City College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

El Camino College

Torrance, CA

El Camino College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for textile and apparel studies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. El Camino College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Torrance.

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#9

College of the Sequoias

Visalia, CA

College of the Sequoias ranked #9 on this year’s Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Visalia, College of the Sequoias is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Textile & Apparel Studies by Region

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One of 7 majors within the area of study, textile and apparel studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 42,112
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 4,858
General Family & Consumer Sciences 2,906
Family & Consumer Economics 1,454
Human Sciences Business Services 704

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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