Textile & Apparel Studies is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #161 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
College Factual looked at 52 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Textile & Apparel Studies Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3,136 degrees in textile & apparel studies annually.
The textile studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Textile & Apparel Studies rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for textile & apparel studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Textile & Apparel Studies Rankings by Degree Level
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Best Schools for Textile & Apparel Studies in the United States
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the textile studies degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Every student who is interested in textile & apparel studies needs to take a look at Cornell University. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were approximately 23 textile & apparel studies students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year.
Iowa State University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in textile & apparel studies. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #88 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 116 textile & apparel studies students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the textile & apparel studies major at Iowa State University earn $5,410 more than the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great choice for students interested in a degree in textile & apparel studies. Ohio State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Columbus. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.
There were about 91 textile & apparel studies students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the textile & apparel studies program at Ohio State University - Main Campus get $6,388 above the average graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Every student who is interested in textile & apparel studies has to check out Florida State University. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 105 textile & apparel studies students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent data year. Textile & Apparel Studies degree recipients from Florida State University earn a boost of about $5,691 above the typical income of textile & apparel studies majors.
IU Bloomington is a very large public university located in the city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.
There were roughly 74 textile & apparel studies students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available. Those textile & apparel studies students who get their degree from Indiana University - Bloomington earn $14,825 more than the standard textile studies student.
Located in the large city of New York, FIT SUNY is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #32 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means FIT SUNY is a great school overall.
There were about 107 textile & apparel studies students who graduated with this degree at FIT SUNY in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the textile & apparel studies major at Fashion Institute of Technology make $5,024 above the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
UD is a very large public university located in the suburb of Newark. A Best Colleges rank of #96 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UD is a great university overall.
There were approximately 77 textile & apparel studies students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent year we have data available. Textile & Apparel Studies degree recipients from University of Delaware get an earnings boost of approximately $12,321 over the typical income of textile & apparel studies graduates.
FIDM Los Angeles is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
There were roughly 42 textile & apparel studies students who graduated with this degree at FIDM Los Angeles in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the textile studies program make about $28,863 for their early career.
Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.
There were about 41 textile & apparel studies students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, textile studies degree recipients usually earn about $37,245 in their early careers.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Textile & Apparel Studies Schools award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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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The textile studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Textile & Apparel Studies rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for textile & apparel studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
