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2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

10 Ranked Colleges
335 Degrees Awarded
$11,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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.

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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 10 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid.

Top 10 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Textile & Apparel Studies (With Aid)

#1

Fashion Institute of Technology

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fashion Institute of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. FIT SUNY is a medium-sized public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 60 associates’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIT SUNY, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Fashion Institute of Technology is $10,523 for Associate Degree Textile Studies students with aid.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at FIT SUNY

#2

Honolulu Community College

Honolulu, Hawaii

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Honolulu Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. Honolulu CC is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 associates’s textile studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our associate degree textile studies students with aid list, Honolulu CC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $8,238 for associate degree textile studies students with aid per year to attend Honolulu CC.

Full Honolulu Community College Textile & Apparel Studies Report

#3

William Rainey Harper College

Palatine, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William Rainey Harper College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. 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.

Harper College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $7,532 for associate degree textile studies students with aid per year to attend Harper College.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at Harper College

#4

Fresno City College

Fresno, California
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fresno City College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fresno City College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Fresno City College is $2,622 for Associate Degree Textile Studies students with aid.

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#5

Los Angeles Trade Technical College

Los Angeles, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Los Angeles Trade Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Los Angeles Trade Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $6,907 for associate degree textile studies students with aid 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 did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. City College of San Francisco is a fairly large school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 4 associates’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

City College of San Francisco not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for City College of San Francisco is $3,267 for Associate Degree Textile Studies students with aid.

Read full report on Textile & Apparel Studies at City College of San Francisco

#6 in overall quality

Minneapolis Community and Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified associates’s textile studies students in 2019-2020.

Minneapolis Community and Technical College also made our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $12,376 for Associate Degree Textile Studies students with aid per year to attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College.

Full Minneapolis Community and Technical College Textile & Apparel Studies Report

#8

El Camino College

Torrance, California
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, El Camino College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Torrance, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s textile studies degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

El Camino College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for El Camino College is $9,434 for associate degree textile studies students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at El Camino College

#9

San Joaquin Delta College

Stockton, California
#10 in overall quality

San Joaquin Delta College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. San Joaquin Delta College is located in Stockton, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s textile studies degrees to qualified students.

Delta not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend San Joaquin Delta College is $10,599 for associate degree textile studies students with aid.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at Delta

FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. FIDM Los Angeles is a small private for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 74 associates’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

FIDM Los Angeles also made our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $41,505 for Associate Degree Textile Studies students with aid per year to attend FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles.

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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