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2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

10 Ranked Colleges
335 Degrees Awarded
$10,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 $30-$48k” 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 $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 10 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the textile and apparel studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 10 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Textile & Apparel Studies (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Honolulu Community College

Honolulu, Hawaii

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Honolulu Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s textile studies degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Honolulu CC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Honolulu Community College is $8,398 for Associate Degree Textile Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Textile & Apparel Studies at Honolulu CC

#2

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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fashion Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. FIT SUNY is a medium-sized public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 60 associates’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

FIT SUNY did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend FIT SUNY is $9,399 for associate degree textile studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Fashion Institute of Technology Textile & Apparel Studies Report

#3

William Rainey Harper College

Palatine, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Rainey Harper College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Harper College is $6,497 for Associate Degree Textile Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at William Rainey Harper College

#4

Fresno City College

Fresno, California
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fresno City College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Fresno, California, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s textile studies students in 2019-2020.

Fresno City College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $4,014 for Associate Degree Textile Studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Fresno City College.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at Fresno City College

#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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Los Angeles Trade Technical College landed the #5 spot on the list. Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a fairly large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 5 associates’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Los Angeles Trade Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Los Angeles Trade Technical College is $6,814 for Associate Degree Textile Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at Los Angeles Trade Technical College

#6

City College of San Francisco

San Francisco, California
#9 in overall quality

City College of San Francisco came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This fairly large school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 4 associates’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree textile studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, City College of San Francisco has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $2,607 for Associate Degree Textile Studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend City College of San Francisco.

Read full report on Textile & Apparel Studies at City College of San Francisco

#7

El Camino College

Torrance, California
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, El Camino College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. 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 $30-$48k 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 $9,693 for associate degree textile studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full El Camino College Textile & Apparel Studies Report

#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 $30-$48k ranking. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified associates’s textile studies students in 2019-2020.

Minneapolis Community and Technical College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Minneapolis Community and Technical College is $12,045 for associate degree textile studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

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 did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #9. Delta is a fairly large public school situated in Stockton, California. It awarded 1 associates’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Delta not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $10,144 for associate degree textile studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend San Joaquin Delta College.

Read full report on Textile & Apparel Studies at Delta

With a ranking of #10, FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 74 associates’s textile studies 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 yearly cost to attend FIDM Los Angeles is $38,804 for Associate Degree Textile Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on 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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