The main focus area for this major is Textile Sciences & Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Textile Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at North Carolina State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in textile engineering, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. According to College Factual's most recent rankings, NC State is the best school in the United States for textile engineering majors working on their bachelor's degree. It is also ranked #1 in North Carolina.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at NC State was $888 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $218 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $6,535 | $26,654 |
Fees | $2,566 | $2,566 |
Books and Supplies | $1,082 | $1,082 |
On Campus Room and Board | $11,602 | $11,602 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,770 | $2,770 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at NC State in Textile Engineering walked away with an average of $25,200 in student debt. That is 12% higher than the national average of $22,500.
The median early career salary of textile engineering students who receive their bachelor’s degree from NC State is $45,383 per year. That is 7% higher than the national average of $42,400.
NC State does not offer an online option for its textile engineering bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NC State Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in textile engineering in 2019-2020, 77.9% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 78.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in textile engineering at NC State in 2019-2020, 17.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 18%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 14 |
Black or African American | 11 |
Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 155 |
International Students | 13 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 12 |
Textile Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Textile Sciences & Engineering | 213 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Engineering | 49 |
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 73 |
Agricultural Engineering | 49 |
Biomedical Engineering | 128 |
Chemical Engineering | 132 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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