2026 Best Value Textile Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region
[Textile Engineering](/majors/engineering/textile-sciences-engineering/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for textile engineering students.
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2026 Best Value Textile Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in textile engineering, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Textile Engineering Schools
Our analysis ranked North Carolina State University At Raleigh the best value for a degree in textile engineering in the Southeast Region. Set in the city of Raleigh, North Carolina State University At Raleigh is a very large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $8,799, while out-of-state students pay about $32,847. Students borrow a median of $24,725 to complete the textile engineering program here. Textile Engineering graduates of North Carolina State University At Raleigh earn a median of $54,362 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $24,725 median debt. North Carolina State University At Raleigh admits about 42% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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