2025 Best General Apparel & Textiles Schools in New York

General Apparel & Textiles is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #279 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Apparel & Textiles Schools in New York ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 44 degrees in general apparel & textiles to qualified students.

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Pick Your General Apparel & Textiles Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Apparel & Textiles Schools in New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for General Apparel & Textiles in New York

The schools below may not offer all types of apparel and textiles degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top New York Schools in Apparel and Textiles

1

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Cornell University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general apparel & textiles. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca.More information about a degree in general apparel & textiles from Cornell University

2

Fashion Institute of Technology
New York, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

It is difficult to beat Fashion Institute of Technology if you want to pursue a degree in general apparel & textiles. Located in the city of New York, FIT SUNY is a public school with a medium-sized student population.More information about a degree in general apparel & textiles from Fashion Institute of Technology

Best General Apparel & Textiles Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Apparel & Textiles Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Maryland	618	0
Delaware	345	72

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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 Majors Related to Apparel and Textiles

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Apparel & Textile Manufacture	124
Apparel & Textile Marketing Management	3
Textile Science	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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