2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Textile Studies for a Bachelor’s
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Ranked Colleges
292
Degrees Awarded
$37,057
Avg Salary
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Textile Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Textile & Apparel Studies is the 161st most popular major in the country with 3,313 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, textile and apparel studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,996 and had an average of $24,229 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 329 textile and apparel studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,057 and $24,857 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 292 textile and apparel studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Textile Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 7 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 offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the textile and apparel studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Textile Studies for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Textile Studies for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 7 Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Textile Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school handed out 138 degrees to qualified bachelors’s textile studies students in 2020-2021.
Iowa State also made our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1.Among the 31,822 students enrolled at Iowa State, 814 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 388 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,933. In addition to receiving other benefits, 9 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Iowa State does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Iowa State]](/colleges/iowa-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Textile Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #2 spot on the list. UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s textile studies degrees to qualified students.
UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, University of Nebraska - Lincoln supports 25,108 students, and 690 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 344 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,374. On top of their other funding sources, 79 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UNL]](/colleges/university-of-nebraska-lincoln/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Textile Studies for a Bachelor’s. North Dakota State University is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
North Dakota State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 12,846 students enrolled at North Dakota State University, 4 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Textile Studies for a Bachelor’s. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s textile studies degrees to qualified students.
UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4.Among the 52,017 students enrolled at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, 752 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 436 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $13,020. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UMN Twin Cities]](/colleges/university-of-minnesota-twin-cities/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Textile Studies for a Bachelor’s list. K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s textile studies degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Of the 20,854 students enrolled at K -State, 1,099 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 647 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,562. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Kansas State University Veteran Student Life Report
University of Northern Iowa did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Textile Studies for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, this medium-sized public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s textile studies students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNI, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Of the 9,507 students enrolled at University of Northern Iowa, 251 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 99 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,033. During this same period, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, 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 86%.
Full University of Northern Iowa Veteran Student Life Report
Missouri State University - Springfield ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Textile Studies for a Bachelor’s list. Missouri State University - Springfield is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 40 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Missouri State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 23,505 students enrolled at Missouri State, 5 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,830. To help with additional expenses, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Missouri State Veteran Student Life 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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