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2023 Best Value Colleges for Apparel & Textile Manufacture

5 Ranked Colleges
289 Degrees Awarded
$22,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Apparel and Textile Manufacture Schools

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Apparel and Textile Manufacture Schools” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Apparel & Textile Manufacture is the 777th most popular major in the country with 289 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

This year’s “Best Value Apparel and Textile Manufacture Schools” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in apparel and textile manufacture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great apparel and textile manufacture programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the apparel and textile manufacture program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Apparel and Textile Manufacture Schools

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Apparel and Textile Manufacture Schools.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Apparel & Textile Manufacture

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Apparel and Textile Manufacture Schools. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified ’s apparel and textile manufacture students in 2020-2021.

Minneapolis Community and Technical College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Apparel & Textile Manufacture Schools” ranking. It costs about $12,908 for apparel and textile manufacture students per year to attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fashion Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Apparel and Textile Manufacture Schools. FIT SUNY is a medium-sized school located in New York, New York that handed out 94 ’s apparel and textile manufacture degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIT SUNY, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Apparel & Textile Manufacture Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Fashion Institute of Technology is $10,389 for apparel and textile manufacture students.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Apparel and Textile Manufacture Schools list. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 18 ’s apparel and textile manufacture degrees in 2020-2021.

USU also made our “Best Apparel & Textile Manufacture Schools” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Utah State University is $13,257 for Apparel and Textile Manufacture students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Academy of Art University
San Francisco, California

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Apparel and Textile Manufacture Schools that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Art University landed the #4 spot on the list. Academy of Art University is located in San Francisco, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 ’s apparel and textile manufacture degrees to qualified students.

Academy of Art University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Apparel & Textile Manufacture Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Academy of Art University is $36,143 for apparel and textile manufacture students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Apparel and Textile Manufacture Schools. FIDM Los Angeles is a small private for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 11 ’s apparel and textile manufacture degrees in 2020-2021.

FIDM Los Angeles not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Apparel & Textile Manufacture Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for FIDM Los Angeles is $40,793 for Apparel and Textile Manufacture students.

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