Textile Engineering is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. The schools below stand out for the quality of their textile engineering programs.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 4 schools to find the best for textile engineering students.
Where you study textile engineering matters for your future. That is why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Textile Engineering rankings. For our Best Overall Textile Engineering School ranking, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
To find the best fit, you can narrow this list to a specific degree level below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we have developed a number of rankings, including this Best Textile Engineering Schools list, to help you choose. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.
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Best Schools for Textile Engineering in the United States
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the textile engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
North Carolina State University At Raleigh tops our 2026 ranking of the best textile engineering schools. This very large public university is located in the city of Raleigh. About 85% of students finish within six years. There were roughly 259 textile engineering students who graduated with this degree at North Carolina State University At Raleigh in the most recent data year. Students who receive their textile engineering degree from North Carolina State University At Raleigh earn around $54,362 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $24,725 to complete this degree.
More information about a degree in textile engineering from North Carolina State University At Raleigh
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 4 schools evaluated.
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).
