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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Textile & Apparel Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
9 Degrees Awarded
$24,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Great Lakes region, there were 443 textile and apparel studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,700 and $25,653 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 9 textile and apparel studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the textile and apparel studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Textile & Apparel Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Purdue University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 3 masters’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s textile studies degrees to qualified students.

IU Bloomington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ball State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Muncie, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s textile studies degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Ball State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ball State are $26,204, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s textile studies degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Akron Main Campus, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. OHIO Athens is located in Athens, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s textile studies degrees to qualified students.

OHIO Athens also took the #4 spot in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio University - Athens Campus are $17,712.

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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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