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2023 Most Popular Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools

43 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.

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.

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

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 school 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles is a great place for textile and apparel studies students working on their associate degree. 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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#3

Long Beach City College

Long Beach, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Long Beach City College is a great place for textile and apparel studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Long Beach, Long Beach City College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 93% of the textile studies majors at the school.

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#4

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

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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#4

Fullerton College

Fullerton, CA

Out of the 43 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Fullerton College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Fullerton College is a fairly large public school located in the large 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 moderately-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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#7

Santa Monica College

Santa Monica, CA

With a ranking of #7, Santa Monica College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for textile and apparel studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the small 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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#7

Sierra College

Rocklin, CA

With a ranking of #7, Sierra College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for textile and apparel studies students working on their associate degree. Sierra College is a large public school located in the large 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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Mt. San Antonio College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools list. Mt. SAC is a very 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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#10

El Camino College

Torrance, CA

El Camino College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree textile and apparel studies programs. 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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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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Elisa.rolle.

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