by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Apparel and Textiles Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 2,102 people earned their degree in general apparel and textiles, making the major the 279th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 333 general apparel and textiles graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1 general apparel and textiles graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Apparel and Textiles Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in general apparel and textiles. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general apparel and textiles.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree apparel and textiles students.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Apparel and Textiles Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Athens, Ohio, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s apparel and textiles students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Apparel and Textiles Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Ohio State is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 103 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Apparel and Textiles Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Purdue is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 2 masters’s apparel and textiles degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Apparel and Textiles Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #2 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is a public institution located in Bloomington, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 84 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Apparel and Textiles Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Akron, Ohio that handed out 10 masters’s apparel and textiles degrees in 2020-2021.
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