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2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k

10 Ranked Colleges
335 Degrees Awarded
$15,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k

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 an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k” 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.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 335 textile and apparel studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered 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.

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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Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree textile studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 10 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Textile & Apparel Studies (Income $75-$110k)

#1

Fashion Institute of Technology

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fashion Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s textile studies degrees to 60 students in 2019-2020.

FIT SUNY did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Fashion Institute of Technology is $12,082 for associate degree textile studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at Fashion Institute of Technology

#2

Honolulu Community College

Honolulu, Hawaii

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Honolulu Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Honolulu Community College is a small public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 7 associates’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Honolulu CC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Honolulu CC is $12,890 for associate degree textile studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at Honolulu Community College

#3

William Rainey Harper College

Palatine, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, William Rainey Harper College landed the #3 spot on the list. William Rainey Harper College is located in Palatine, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s textile studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our associate degree textile studies students whose families make $75-$110k list, Harper College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend William Rainey Harper College is $12,315 for Associate Degree Textile Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Harper College Textile & Apparel Studies Report

#4

Fresno City College

Fresno, California
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fresno City College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Fresno City College is a public institution located in Fresno, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Fresno City College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Fresno City College is $8,484 for Associate Degree Textile Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Fresno City College Textile & Apparel Studies Report

#5

Los Angeles Trade Technical College

Los Angeles, California
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Los Angeles Trade Technical College landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 5 associates’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Los Angeles Trade Technical College also made our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $10,436 for Associate Degree Textile Studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Los Angeles Trade Technical College.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at Los Angeles Trade Technical College

#6

City College of San Francisco

San Francisco, California
#9 in overall quality

City College of San Francisco landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in San Francisco, California, this fairly large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s textile studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at City College of San Francisco, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $7,913 for Associate Degree Textile Studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend City College of San Francisco.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at City College of San Francisco

#6 in overall quality

Minneapolis Community and Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 associates’s textile studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Minneapolis Community and Technical College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College is $16,497 for associate degree textile studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Minneapolis Community and Technical College Textile & Apparel Studies Report

#8

El Camino College

Torrance, California
#7 in overall quality

El Camino College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in Torrance, California, and it awarded 7 associates’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

El Camino College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for El Camino College is $13,856 for associate degree textile studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full El Camino College Textile & Apparel Studies Report

#9

San Joaquin Delta College

Stockton, California
#10 in overall quality

San Joaquin Delta College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Stockton, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s textile studies degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Delta also took the #10 spot in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $15,785 for associate degree textile studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend San Joaquin Delta College.

Read full report on Textile & Apparel Studies at Delta

FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 74 associates’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIDM Los Angeles, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend FIDM Los Angeles is $45,466 for associate degree textile studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full FIDM Los Angeles Textile & Apparel Studies Report

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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