2024 Best Textile & Apparel Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

If you're seeking a Master's Degree in textile & apparel studies, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #225 one in the country in terms of popularity.As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of textile & apparel studies. Combined, these schools handed out 25 master's degrees in textile & apparel studies to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to textile & apparel studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of textile & apparel studies students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt textile & apparel studies students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized textile & apparel studies related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for textile & apparel studies students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Textile & Apparel Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Textile & Apparel Studies in the Far Western US Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in textile & apparel studies.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Master's in Textile Studies

1

Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA

17 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Academy of Art University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in textile & apparel studies. Academy of Art University is a moderately-sized private for-profit university located in the city of San Francisco.More information about a master’s in textile & apparel studies from Academy of Art University

2

California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
Pomona, CA

It is hard to beat California State Polytechnic University - Pomona if you wish to pursue a master's degree in textile & apparel studies. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in textile & apparel studies from California State Polytechnic University - Pomona

Best Textile & Apparel Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best textile & apparel studies schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	253	17
Washington	183	8
Oregon	158	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Textile Studies

Textile & Apparel Studies is one of 8 different types of Family, Consumer & Human Sciences programs to choose from.

Textile Studies Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Apparel & Textile Marketing Management	12
General Apparel & Textiles	9
Apparel & Textile Manufacture	4

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies	171
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	29
General Family & Consumer Sciences	24

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Elisa.rolle. More about our data sources and methodologies.