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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Textile & Apparel Studies in the Great Lakes Region

21 Ranked Colleges
369 Degrees Awarded
$36,987 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Textile Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Textile Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Textile & Apparel Studies is the 161st most popular major in the country with 3,136 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , textile & apparel studies graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $35,232 and had an average of $22,760 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 401 textile & apparel studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,987 and $23,759 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 369 textile & apparel studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,415 and $23,858 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Textile Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 21 colleges that offer a degree in textile & apparel studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in textile & apparel studies.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Textile Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree textile studies students.

Top 21 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Textile & Apparel Studies in the Great Lakes Region

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Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Textile Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Wayne State is a large public school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 69 bachelors’s textile studies degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Wayne State University Textile & Apparel Studies Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Textile Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is a large school located in Bloomington, Indiana that handed out 74 bachelors’s textile studies degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at IU Bloomington

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Indiana State University
Terre Haute, Indiana

Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Textile Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Indiana State University is a medium-sized school located in Terre Haute, Indiana that handed out 10 bachelors’s textile studies degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at Indiana State University

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Textile Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 91 bachelors’s textile studies degrees in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.

Read full report on Textile & Apparel Studies at Ohio State

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Textile Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s textile studies students in 2021-2022.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at Indiana Institute of Technology

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University of Wisconsin - Stout ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Textile Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - Stout is a medium-sized school located in Menomonie, Wisconsin that handed out 17 bachelors’s textile studies degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Textile & Apparel Studies at University of Wisconsin - Stout

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Illinois State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Textile Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Illinois State University is a public institution located in Normal, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad 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 Illinois State University

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With a ranking of #8, Northern Illinois University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Textile Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s textile studies degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at NIU

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With a ranking of #9, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Textile Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s textile studies degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full SIUC Textile & Apparel Studies Report

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With a ranking of #10, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Textile Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a large public school situated in Athens, Ohio. It awarded 17 bachelors’s textile studies degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.

Full Ohio University - Athens Campus Textile & Apparel Studies Report

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With a ranking of #11, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Textile Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Akron Main Campus is a public institution located in Akron, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.

Full University of Akron Main Campus Textile & Apparel Studies Report

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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Textile Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s textile studies degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

With a ranking of #13, Western Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Textile Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. WMU is a fairly large public school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 0 bachelors’s textile studies degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at Western Michigan University

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Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

Ball State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Textile Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #14. This fairly large school is located in Muncie, Indiana, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s textile studies degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.

Read full report on Textile & Apparel Studies at Ball State

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Miami University - Oxford came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Textile Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Miami University - Oxford is located in Oxford, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s textile studies degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at Miami University - Oxford

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Ohio University - Zanesville Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Textile Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #14. Ohio University - Zanesville Campus is a small public school situated in Zanesville, Ohio. It awarded 0 bachelors’s textile studies degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at OHIO Zanesville

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Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Textile Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s textile studies degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Textile & Apparel Studies at Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies

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Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Textile Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus is located in Chillicothe, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s textile studies degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.

Full Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus Textile & Apparel Studies Report

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Ohio University - Eastern Campus
Saint Clairsville, Ohio

Ohio University - Eastern Campus landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Textile Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Saint Clairsville, Ohio, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s textile studies degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.

Full Ohio University - Eastern Campus Textile & Apparel Studies Report

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With a ranking of #14, Ohio University - Southern Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Textile Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ironton, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s textile studies degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full OHIO Southern Textile & Apparel Studies Report

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With a ranking of #14, Ohio University - Lancaster Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Textile Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Lancaster, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s textile studies degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at OHIO Lancaster

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