2023 Best Value Textile & Apparel Studies Schools in Illinois
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
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 in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Illinois 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality in Textile & Apparel Studies
Our 2023 rankings named Illinois State University the best value school in Illinois for textile and apparel studies students. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.
Illinois State undergraduate students pay an average of $13,968 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, textile studies graduates from Illinois State carry an average student debtload of $23,250.
Illinois State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Textile & Apparel Studies Schools in Illinois list.
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Out of the 3 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NIU are $14,738 per year. The average amount in student loans that textile studies majors at NIU take out is $27,000.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Textile & Apparel Studies Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SIUC are $15,240 a year. While working on their degree, textile studies majors at SIUC accumulate an average of around $31,000 in student debt.
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Explore all the Best Value Textile & Apparel Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Michigan | 87 |
Ohio | 147 |
Indiana | 106 |
Wisconsin | 35 |
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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.
Majors Similar to Textile Studies
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.
- 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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