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2024 Best General Apparel & Textiles Schools in the Great Lakes Region

10 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
333 Apparel and Textiles Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in general apparel & textiles, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #279 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for general apparel & textiles students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 333 degrees in general apparel & textiles during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Apparel & Textiles School

Best General Apparel & Textiles Schools in the Great Lakes Region The apparel and textiles program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Apparel & Textiles rankings. For our Best Overall General Apparel & Textiles School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your General Apparel & Textiles Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Apparel and Textiles
Master's Degrees in Apparel and Textiles
Doctor's Degrees in Apparel and Textiles

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Apparel & Textiles Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. 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 General Apparel & Textiles in the Great Lakes Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the apparel and textiles degree levels they offer.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Apparel and Textiles

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
103 Apparel and Textiles Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in general apparel & textiles has to take a look at Ohio State University - Main Campus. Ohio State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Columbus. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.

There were about 103 general apparel & textiles students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
48.1% Growth in Graduates

University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general apparel & textiles. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were about 27 general apparel & textiles students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
84 Apparel and Textiles Degrees Awarded

Indiana University - Bloomington is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in general apparel & textiles. IU Bloomington is a very large public university located in the city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.

There were approximately 84 general apparel & textiles students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent data year.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In WI

University of Wisconsin - Stout is a great option for students pursuing a degree in general apparel & textiles. UW - Stout is a medium-sized public university located in the distant town of Menomonie. This university ranks 11th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were approximately 8 general apparel & textiles students who graduated with this degree at UW - Stout in the most recent data year.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OH
34 Apparel and Textiles Degrees Awarded

OHIO Athens is a very large public university located in the distant town of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #239 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means OHIO Athens is a great university overall.

There were about 34 general apparel & textiles students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In OH

University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public university located in the city of Akron. This university ranks 27th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 10 general apparel & textiles students who graduated with this degree at University of Akron Main Campus in the most recent data year.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL

Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #231 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Illinois State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 20 general apparel & textiles students who graduated with this degree at Illinois State in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IL
13.3% Growth in Graduates

NIU is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Dekalb. This university ranks 24th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 15 general apparel & textiles students who graduated with this degree at NIU in the most recent data year.

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IL

Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 11 general apparel & textiles students who graduated with this degree at SIUC in the most recent data year.

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Indiana State crest
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IN
18.8% Growth in Graduates

Indiana State is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Terre Haute. This university ranks 23rd out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were roughly 16 general apparel & textiles students who graduated with this degree at Indiana State in the most recent data year.

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Best General Apparel & Textiles Colleges by State

Explore the best general apparel & textiles colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 147
Michigan 915 3
Illinois 870 46
Indiana 737 102
Wisconsin 672 35

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One of 5 majors within the Textile & Apparel Studies area of study, General Apparel & Textiles has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Apparel & Textile Marketing Management 87
Other Apparel & Textiles 25
Fashion & Fabric Consultant 17
Apparel & Textile Manufacture 10

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