2023 Best Value Textile & Apparel Studies Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Textile & Apparel Studies 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 Value Textile & Apparel Studies Schools ranking. This report analyzed 68 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for textile studies students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Textile & Apparel Studies Schools
Our analysis found Minneapolis Community and Technical College to be the best value school for textile and apparel studies students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Minneapolis.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Minneapolis Community and Technical College are $5,906 per year.
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The excellent programs at North Dakota State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best textile and apparel studies schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Dakota State University are $14,876 a year. Textile Studies majors at North Dakota State University take out an average of $23,125 in student loans while working on their egree.
North Dakota State University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Textile & Apparel Studies Schools list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Textile & Apparel Studies Schools list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.
South Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,809 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, South Dakota State also is in the top 15% of our Best Textile & Apparel Studies Schools ranking.
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Out of the 68 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Ana College landed the # 4 spot on the list. SAC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Santa Ana.
SAC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,684 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Textile & Apparel Studies Schools list. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 a year.
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University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value textile and apparel studies programs. Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Stout are $17,820 a year. After completing their degree, textile studies graduates from UW - Stout carry an average student debtload of $24,975.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Stout also is in the top 10% of our Best Textile & Apparel Studies Schools ranking.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Northern Iowa did quite well on this year’s best value schools for textile and apparel studies students. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNI are $19,753 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNI also did well on our Best Textile & Apparel Studies Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Northern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for textile and apparel studies students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.
NIU undergraduate students pay an average of $14,738 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that textile studies majors at NIU take out is $27,000.
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With a ranking of #9, Hinds Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for textile and apparel studies students. Located in the fringe town of Raymond, Hinds Community College is a public school with a large student population.
Hinds Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,800 in tuition and fees each year.
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San Joaquin Delta College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Textile & Apparel Studies Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Stockton, Delta is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Delta are $9,072 a year.
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Here are some additional great value schools for Textile & Apparel Studies students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Textile & Apparel Studies Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 11 | Iowa State University | Ames, IA |
| 12 | California State University - Sacramento | Sacramento, CA |
| 13 | College of the Sequoias | Visalia, CA |
Textile & Apparel Studies by Region
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Textile & Apparel Studies Related Majors for Textile Studies
One of 7 majors within the area of study, textile and apparel studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 25 schools only.
- 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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