by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Apparel & Textiles. 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 Georgia Southern University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in textile studies, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
If there’s something special you’re looking for, you can use one of the links below to find it:
In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at GaSou was ranked #47 on College Factual's Best Schools for textile studies list. It is also ranked #3 in Georgia.
Here are some of the other rankings for GaSou.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at GaSou paid an average of $643 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $182 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,371 | $15,425 |
| Fees | $2,114 | $2,114 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,136 | $10,136 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $6,158 | $6,158 |
Learn more about GaSou 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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at GaSou in Textile Studies walked away with an average of $26,000 in student debt. That is 11% higher than the national average of $23,319.
The median early career salary of textile studies students who receive their bachelor’s degree from GaSou is $30,119 per year. That is 10% lower than the national average of $33,308.
GaSou does not offer an online option for its textile studies bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GaSou Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in textile studies in 2019-2020, 98.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 89.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 43.1% of the textile studies bachelor’s degrees at GaSou in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 16 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 29 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Textile & Apparel Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Apparel & Textiles | 51 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to textile and apparel studies.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Food, Nutrition & Related Services | 16 |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 80 |
*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.
