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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Textile & Apparel Studies (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
12 Degrees Awarded
$27,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” 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.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 textile and apparel studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” 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 Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Textile & Apparel Studies (With Aid)

#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 Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Purdue is a public institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree textile studies students with aid list, Purdue has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at Purdue

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Iowa State University is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 3 doctorate’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree textile studies students with aid list, Iowa State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at Iowa State University

#3

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #3 spot on the list. UNC Greensboro is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s textile studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Greensboro, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918.

Read full report on Textile & Apparel Studies at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

#4

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Corvallis, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s textile studies degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oregon State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” 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 University

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #5 spot on the list. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s textile studies degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree textile studies students with aid list, Louisiana State University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Textile & Apparel Studies at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

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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