2023 Best General Apparel & Textiles Colleges for Veterans in North Carolina
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Ranked Colleges
158
Degrees Awarded
$23,500
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 in North Carolina for Apparel and Textiles” 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.
Across North Carolina, there were 158 general apparel and textiles graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Apparel and Textiles” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general apparel and textiles. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general apparel and textiles programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general apparel and textiles program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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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 in North Carolina for Apparel and Textiles” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Apparel and Textiles
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Apparel and Textiles”.
Top 3 Best General Apparel & Textiles Colleges for Veterans in North Carolina
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Apparel and Textiles that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 71 ’s apparel and textiles degrees in 2020-2021.
UNC Greensboro also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 885 of the 19,764 students enrolled at UNC Greensboro were GI Bill® students, of which 329 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,723. In addition to receiving other benefits, 14 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNC Greensboro offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full UNC Greensboro Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Apparel and Textiles. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 59 degrees to qualified ’s apparel and textiles students in 2020-2021.
ECU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 28,798 students enrolled at ECU, 8 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,409. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. ECU offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in North Carolina for Apparel and Textiles list. Appalachian State is a public institution located in Boone, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Appalachian State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Appalachian State supports 20,023 students, and 780 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 393 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,464. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Appalachian State University Veteran Student Life Report
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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.
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