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2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
106 Degrees Awarded
$29,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,436 people earned their degree in textile and apparel studies, making the major the 158th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, textile and apparel studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,403 and had an average of $23,866 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,099 textile and apparel studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,500 and $26,920 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 106 textile and apparel studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in textile and apparel studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality textile and apparel studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the textile and apparel studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree textile studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Textile & Apparel Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s textile studies degrees to qualified students.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 10 masters’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro also took the #3 spot in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Greensboro are $21,918, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s textile studies students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University also made our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

#4

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the #4 spot on the list. Morgantown, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s textile studies degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree textile studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, WVU has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia University are $26,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at West Virginia University

#5

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Kentucky is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s textile studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UK, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216.

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#6

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#4 in overall quality

Mississippi State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Mississippi State University is a public institution located in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mississippi State also made our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State are $23,950.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at Mississippi State

Savannah College of Art and Design landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Savannah College of Art and Design is a private not-for-profit institution located in Savannah, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 78 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree textile studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, SCAD has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SCAD are $38,975, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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