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2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

10 Ranked Colleges
335 Degrees Awarded
$10,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Textile & Apparel Studies is the 158th most popular major in the country with 3,436 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, textile and apparel studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,403 and had an average of $23,866 in loans still to pay off.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 335 textile and apparel studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in textile and apparel studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great textile and apparel studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the textile and apparel studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree textile studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 10 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Textile & Apparel Studies (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Fashion Institute of Technology

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fashion Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 60 diplomas to qualified associates’s textile studies students in 2019-2020.

FIT SUNY not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Fashion Institute of Technology is $7,123 for associate degree textile studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Full FIT SUNY Textile & Apparel Studies Report

#2

Honolulu Community College

Honolulu, Hawaii

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Honolulu Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k. Honolulu CC is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 associates’s textile studies degrees to qualified students.

Honolulu CC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Honolulu Community College is $7,601 for associate degree textile studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at Honolulu Community College

#3

William Rainey Harper College

Palatine, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, William Rainey Harper College landed the #3 spot on the list. Harper College is a fairly large public school situated in Palatine, Illinois. It awarded 6 associates’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Harper College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Harper College is $5,913 for associate degree textile studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Harper College Textile & Apparel Studies Report

#4

Fresno City College

Fresno, California
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fresno City College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k. Fresno City College is a large school located in Fresno, California that handed out 2 associates’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Fresno City College also made our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend Fresno City College is $2,582 for associate degree textile studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Fresno City College Textile & Apparel Studies Report

#5

Los Angeles Trade Technical College

Los Angeles, California
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Los Angeles Trade Technical College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this fairly large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s textile studies students in 2019-2020.

Los Angeles Trade Technical College also made our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Los Angeles Trade Technical College is $6,716 for Associate Degree Textile Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Los Angeles Trade Technical College Textile & Apparel Studies Report

#6

City College of San Francisco

San Francisco, California
#9 in overall quality

City College of San Francisco ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. City College of San Francisco is a public institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at City College of San Francisco, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend City College of San Francisco is $2,818 for Associate Degree Textile Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at City College of San Francisco

#7

El Camino College

Torrance, California
#7 in overall quality

El Camino College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. El Camino College is located in Torrance, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 associates’s textile studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our associate degree textile studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, El Camino College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend El Camino College is $8,625 for associate degree textile studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at El Camino College

#6 in overall quality

Minneapolis Community and Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 associates’s textile studies degrees to qualified students.

Minneapolis Community and Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College is $11,411 for Associate Degree Textile Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Textile & Apparel Studies at Minneapolis Community and Technical College

#9

San Joaquin Delta College

Stockton, California
#10 in overall quality

San Joaquin Delta College landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. San Joaquin Delta College is a fairly large public school situated in Stockton, California. It awarded 1 associates’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Delta, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $9,845 for Associate Degree Textile Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend San Joaquin Delta College.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at San Joaquin Delta College

FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. FIDM Los Angeles is a private for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 74 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

FIDM Los Angeles did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles is $37,103 for associate degree textile studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles

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).
  • 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

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • 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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