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2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

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$17,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” 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.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,099 textile and apparel studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,500 and $26,920 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 976 textile and apparel studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 18 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 Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree textile studies students with aid.

Top 18 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Textile & Apparel Studies in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Florida State University is a large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 165 bachelors’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State also made our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State is $9,789 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Textile Studies students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, 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 95%.

Read full report on Textile & Apparel Studies at Florida State

#2

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 76 bachelors’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Greensboro, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $12,748 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Textile Studies students with aid per year to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Read full report on Textile & Apparel Studies at UNC Greensboro

#3

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s textile studies degrees to 84 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UARK, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,381 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Textile Studies students with aid per year to attend UARK.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Textile & Apparel Studies at UARK

#4

Appalachian State University

Boone, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Appalachian State University is located in Boone, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s textile studies degrees to qualified students.

Appalachian State also made our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #12. The yearly cost to attend Appalachian State University is $13,920 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Textile Studies students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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

#5

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana
#14 in overall quality

Out of the 18 schools in the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana Tech University landed the #5 spot on the list. Louisiana Tech is a public institution located in Ruston, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,084 for southeast region bachelor’s degree textile studies students with aid per year to attend Louisiana Tech University.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at Louisiana Tech

#6

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Middle Tennessee State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Middle Tennessee State University also took the #13 spot in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $12,464 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Textile Studies students with aid per year to attend Middle Tennessee State University.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at Middle Tennessee State University

#7

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina

East Carolina University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 61 degrees to qualified bachelors’s textile studies students in 2019-2020.

ECU also made our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend ECU is $15,844 for southeast region bachelor’s degree textile studies students with aid.

Full ECU Textile & Apparel Studies Report

#8

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#8 in overall quality

Mississippi State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Mississippi State is $16,173 for southeast region bachelor’s degree textile studies students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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

#9

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia

Georgia Southern University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Statesboro, Georgia, this large public school handed out 51 degrees to qualified bachelors’s textile studies students in 2019-2020.

GaSou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $15,536 for southeast region bachelor’s degree textile studies students with aid per year to attend Georgia Southern University.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at GaSou

#10

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky

Western Kentucky University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. Western Kentucky University is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 35 bachelors’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

WKU also made our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #15. It costs about $11,962 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Textile Studies students with aid per year to attend WKU.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at Western Kentucky University

#11

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

With a ranking of #11, University of Kentucky did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. UK is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UK also took the #5 spot in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UK is $17,127 for southeast region bachelor’s degree textile studies students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UK Textile & Apparel Studies Report

#12

University of North Alabama

Florence, Alabama
#16 in overall quality

University of North Alabama did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #12. University of North Alabama is a medium-sized school located in Florence, Alabama that handed out 3 bachelors’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UNA also took the #16 spot in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of North Alabama is $14,130 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Textile Studies students with aid.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at UNA

#13

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

The University of Alabama did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #13. UA is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 60 bachelors’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UA, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $22,597 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Textile Studies students with aid per year to attend The University of Alabama.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UA Textile & Apparel Studies Report

#14

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

Auburn University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Auburn, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s textile studies degrees to 88 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Auburn, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Auburn University is $24,104 for southeast region bachelor’s degree textile studies students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at Auburn

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 40 bachelors’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University also made our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $15,465 for southeast region bachelor’s degree textile studies students with aid per year to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Louisiana State University Textile & Apparel Studies Report

#16

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
#17 in overall quality

University of Southern Mississippi came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Southern Mississippi is a public institution located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree textile studies students with aid list, Southern Miss has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Southern Mississippi is $14,923 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Textile Studies students with aid.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at University of Southern Mississippi

#17

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia

Liberty University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Liberty University also took the #18 spot in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Liberty University is $28,903 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Textile Studies students with aid.

Full Liberty University Textile & Apparel Studies Report

Savannah College of Art and Design landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Savannah College of Art and Design is a private not-for-profit institution located in Savannah, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 114 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SCAD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Savannah College of Art and Design is $43,641 for southeast region bachelor’s degree textile studies students with aid.

Full SCAD Textile & Apparel Studies Report

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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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