2023 Most Popular Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 43 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Textile & Apparel Studies program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for textile studies majors pursuing a associate degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Fashion Institute of Technology the most popular school in the United States for textile and apparel studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of New York, FIT SUNY is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 52 students majoring in textile studies at FIT SUNY, 15% are male and 85% are female.
After completing their Associate Degree, textile studies graduates from FIT SUNY carry an average student debt load of $12,876.
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Out of the 43 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, FIDM Los Angeles is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 43 students majoring in textile studies at FIDM Los Angeles, 28% are male and 72% are female.
Textile Studies majors at FIDM Los Angeles take out an average of $20,474 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. 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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Out of the 43 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Long Beach City College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Long Beach, Long Beach City College is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 93% of the textile studies majors at the school.
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The in-demand associate degree programs at Academy of Art University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular textile and apparel studies schools in the United States. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 86% of the students majoring in textile studies at the school are women while 14% are male.
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The in-demand associate degree programs at Fullerton College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular textile and apparel studies schools in the United States. Fullerton College is a large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.
About 71% of the students majoring in textile studies at the school are women while 29% are male.
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The in-demand associate degree programs at Minneapolis Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular textile and apparel studies schools in the United States. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
Women make up 79% of the textile studies majors at the school.
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Sierra College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree textile and apparel studies programs. Sierra College is a large public school located in the suburb of Rocklin.
About 92% of the students majoring in textile studies at the school are women while 8% are male.
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Santa Monica College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Santa Monica, SMC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 62% of the textile studies majors at the school.
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Mt. San Antonio College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree textile and apparel studies programs. Mt. SAC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Walnut.
Of the 11 students majoring in textile studies at Mt. SAC, 18% are male and 82% are female.
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El Camino College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools list. El Camino College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Torrance.
About 67% of the students majoring in textile studies at the school are women while 33% are male.
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Majors Related to 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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