by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Apparel & Textile Manufacture. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Textile & Apparel Studies is a major offered under the family, consumer and human sciences program of study at FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in textile studies, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at FIDM Los Angeles was ranked #45 on College Factual's Best Schools for textile studies list. It is also ranked #4 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for FIDM Los Angeles.
Part-time undergraduates at FIDM Los Angeles paid an average of $695 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $31,275 | $31,275 |
| Fees | $1,370 | $1,370 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,501 | $2,501 |
Learn more about FIDM Los Angeles tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Textile Studies students who received their bachelor’s degree at FIDM Los Angeles took out an average of $31,000 in student loans. That is 33% higher than the national average of $23,319.
The median early career salary of textile studies students who receive their bachelor’s degree from FIDM Los Angeles is $32,382 per year. That is 3% lower than the national average of $33,308.
Online degrees for the FIDM Los Angeles textile studies bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the FIDM Los Angeles Online Learning page.
About 90.9% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in textile studies in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 89.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 18.2% of the textile studies bachelor’s degrees at FIDM Los Angeles in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Textile & Apparel Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Apparel & Textile Manufacture | 11 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
