2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Apparel and Textiles for an Associate
1
Ranked Colleges
66
Degrees Awarded
$31,700
Avg Cost*
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Apparel and Textiles for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Apparel & Textiles is the 279th most popular major in the country with 2,102 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 66 general apparel and textiles graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general apparel and textiles programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the general apparel and textiles program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly for Apparel and Textiles for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
Most Veteran Friendly for Apparel and Textiles for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree vets studying apparel and textiles.
Top 1 Best General Apparel & Textiles Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Apparel and Textiles for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Fashion Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. FIT SUNY is a medium-sized public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 26 associates’s apparel and textiles degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our associate degree vets studying apparel and textiles list, FIT SUNY has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Apparel & Textiles Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 83 of the 8,191 students enrolled at Fashion Institute of Technology were GI Bill® students, of which 45 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,456. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Fashion Institute of Technology offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read More…
Focus on a Specific Degree Level
Switch to a More General Major
Switch to a Similar Major
Switch to a Different Ranking Method
Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
Credits
college factual