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2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
12 Degrees Awarded
$27,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 textile and apparel studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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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Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Textile & Apparel Studies (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k. Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s textile studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Textile & Apparel Studies at Purdue

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k. Iowa State University is a large public school situated in Ames, Iowa. It awarded 3 doctorate’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948.

Read full report on Textile & Apparel Studies at Iowa State University

#3

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 1 doctorate’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro also made our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNC Greensboro Textile & Apparel Studies Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #4 spot on the list. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s textile studies degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Textile & Apparel Studies at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

#5

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Corvallis, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s textile studies degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oregon State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State are $28,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at Oregon State University

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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