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2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
106 Degrees Awarded
$29,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,099 textile and apparel studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,500 and $26,920 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 106 textile and apparel studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Textile & Apparel Studies in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s textile studies degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Greensboro are $21,918, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNC Greensboro Textile & Apparel Studies Report

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Georgia Textile & Apparel Studies Report

#3

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. West Virginia University is a large school located in Morgantown, West Virginia that handed out 1 masters’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree textile studies students with aid list, WVU has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia University are $26,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Textile & Apparel Studies at West Virginia University

#4

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, Mississippi
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Mississippi State University is a public institution located in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State University are $23,950.

Full Mississippi State Textile & Apparel Studies Report

#5

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. UK is a large public school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 7 masters’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UK also made our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UK Textile & Apparel Studies Report

#6 in overall quality

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Louisiana State University is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University also made our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970.

Full Louisiana State University Textile & Apparel Studies Report

Savannah College of Art and Design landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Savannah, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s textile studies degrees to 78 students in 2019-2020.

SCAD also made our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at SCAD are $38,975, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at SCAD

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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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