2025 Best General Apparel & Textiles Schools in Illinois

If you plan on majoring in general apparel & textiles, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #279 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Apparel & Textiles Schools in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 43 degrees in general apparel & textiles annually.

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Pick Your General Apparel & Textiles Degree Level

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Best Schools for General Apparel & Textiles in Illinois

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the apparel and textiles degree levels they offer.

Top Illinois Schools in Apparel and Textiles

1

Illinois State University
Normal, IL

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

13.0% Growth in Graduates

Illinois State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general apparel & textiles. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in general apparel & textiles from Illinois State University

2

Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

It is hard to beat Northern Illinois University if you want to pursue a degree in general apparel & textiles. NIU is a large public university located in the small suburb of Dekalb.More information about a degree in general apparel & textiles from Northern Illinois University

Best General Apparel & Textiles Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best General Apparel & Textiles Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	939	147
Michigan	915	3
Indiana	737	102
Wisconsin	672	35

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General Apparel & Textiles Related Rankings by Major

One of 5 majors within the Textile & Apparel Studies area of study, General Apparel & Textiles has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Fashion & Fabric Consultant	16
Apparel & Textile Manufacture	2

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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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