2027 Best Value General Apparel & Textiles Schools in Kentucky
[General Apparel & Textiles](/majors/family-consumer-human-sciences/apparel-textile-studies/apparel-and-textiles-general/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong general apparel & textiles education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for general apparel & textiles students.
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2027 Best Value General Apparel & Textiles Schools in Kentucky
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in general apparel & textiles, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value General Apparel & Textiles Schools
Our analysis ranked Western Kentucky University the best value for a degree in general apparel & textiles in Kentucky. Western Kentucky University is a large public school located in the city of Bowling Green. Students from in state pay about $11,652 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $27,000. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete the general apparel & textiles program here. Soon after graduation, general apparel & textiles degree recipients from Western Kentucky University generally make around $36,635. That is a strong return on a $27,000 median debt. The acceptance rate is 94%.
A rank of #2 makes University Of Kentucky one of the best values for general apparel & textiles. University Of Kentucky is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington. In-state tuition and fees average $13,502, compared with $34,140 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for general apparel & textiles graduates is $23,000. Early-career general apparel & textiles graduates make about $34,315. Set against $23,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. University Of Kentucky admits about 93% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, 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 2 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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