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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Textile & Apparel Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

4 Ranked Colleges
100 Degrees Awarded
$19,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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.

Across the Southwest region, there were 105 textile and apparel studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,850 and $21,859 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 100 textile and apparel studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in textile and apparel studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent textile and apparel studies programs, but they also 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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The textile studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree textile studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Textile & Apparel Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Austin is $20,454 for southwest region bachelor’s degree textile studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UT Austin Textile & Apparel Studies Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s textile studies degrees to qualified students.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus is $12,909 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Textile Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #3 spot on the list. UCO is a fairly large school located in Edmond, Oklahoma that handed out 20 bachelors’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UCO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Oklahoma is $21,330 for southwest region bachelor’s degree textile studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#4

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarleton State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Tarleton State University is a public institution located in Stephenville, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Tarleton also took the #3 spot in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tarleton is $21,678 for southwest region bachelor’s degree textile studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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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