2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Textile & Apparel Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

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 “Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Textile & Apparel Studies is the 158th most popular major in the country with 3,436 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Far Western US region, there were 822 textile and apparel studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,867 and $19,685 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 20 textile and apparel studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in textile and apparel studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent textile and apparel studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the textile and apparel studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree textile studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Textile & Apparel Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Wazzu is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 5 masters’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

$28,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Oregon State University is a large school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 2 masters’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oregon State, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State University are $28,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at Oregon State

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Textile & Apparel Studies (Income $30-$48k)

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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