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2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

9 Ranked Colleges
356 Degrees Awarded
$12,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,436 people earned their degree in textile and apparel studies, making the major the 158th most popular in the United States. 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.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 822 textile and apparel studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,867 and $19,685 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 356 textile and apparel studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the textile and apparel studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Textile & Apparel Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Pullman, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s textile studies degrees to 58 students in 2019-2020.

Wazzu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $9,334 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Textile Studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Wazzu.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Textile & Apparel Studies at Wazzu

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fresno. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Fresno State is a public institution located in Fresno, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Fresno State also made our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend California State University - Fresno is $3,264 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Textile Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at Fresno State

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Davis, California, this large public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s textile studies students in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also made our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for University of California - Davis is $9,842 for far western us region bachelor’s degree textile studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UC Davis Textile & Apparel Studies Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is a large public school situated in Pomona, California. It awarded 93 bachelors’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly Pomona also took the #3 spot in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is $8,596 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Textile Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at Cal Poly Pomona

#5

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the #5 spot on the list. San Francisco State University is a large public school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 41 bachelors’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SFSU also made our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $11,123 for far western us region bachelor’s degree textile studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend SFSU.

Full SFSU Textile & Apparel Studies Report

#6

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington

Central Washington University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. CWU is a fairly large public school situated in Ellensburg, Washington. It awarded 21 bachelors’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

CWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $9,875 for far western us region bachelor’s degree textile studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend CWU.

Full CWU Textile & Apparel Studies Report

University of Hawaii at Manoa came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. UH Manoa is a fairly large school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 21 bachelors’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree textile studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, UH Manoa has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Hawaii at Manoa is $10,986 for far western us region bachelor’s degree textile studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Textile & Apparel Studies at UH Manoa

#8

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

Oregon State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Oregon State University is a large school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 13 bachelors’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree textile studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, Oregon State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oregon State is $14,157 for far western us region bachelor’s degree textile studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at Oregon State

FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. FIDM Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s textile studies degrees to qualified students.

FIDM Los Angeles not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for FIDM Los Angeles is $37,103 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Textile Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

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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).
  • 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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