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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in textile studies, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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 SIUC was ranked #64 on College Factual's Best Schools for textile studies list. It is also ranked #4 in Illinois.
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Part-time undergraduates at SIUC paid an average of $320 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,591 | $9,591 |
| Fees | $5,466 | $5,466 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,100 | $1,100 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,622 | $10,622 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,941 | $2,941 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Textile Studies students who received their bachelor’s degree at SIUC took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 16% higher than the national average of $23,319.
textile studies who receive their bachelor’s degree from SIUC make an average of $27,488 a year during the early days of their career. That is 17% lower than the national average of $33,308.
SIUC 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 SIUC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in textile studies in 2019-2020, 93.3% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 89.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 46.7% of the textile studies bachelor’s degrees at SIUC in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 30%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Textile & Apparel Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Apparel & Textiles | 15 |
*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.
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