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2023 Best Textile & Apparel Studies Schools in Illinois

3 Colleges
$34,504 Avg Salary
$27,083 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Textile & Apparel Studies School for You

Textile & Apparel Studies is the #197 most popular major in Illinois with 58 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Textile & Apparel Studies Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Textile & Apparel Studies Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Textile & Apparel Studies Colleges.

Top Illinois Schools in Textile & Apparel Studies

Our 2023 rankings named Illinois State University the best school in Illinois for textile and apparel studies students. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, textile studies graduates from Illinois State carry an average student debtload of $23,250.

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The excellent programs at Northern Illinois University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best textile and apparel studies schools in Illinois. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that textile studies majors at NIU take out is $27,000.

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The excellent programs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best textile and apparel studies schools in Illinois. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, textile studies majors at SIUC accumulate an average of around $31,000 in student debt.

Full Textile & Apparel Studies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

Best Textile & Apparel Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Textile & Apparel Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 87
Ohio 147
Indiana 106
Wisconsin 35

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

Majors Similar to Textile Studies

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 3 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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