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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Textile & Apparel Studies in the Far Western US Region

9 Ranked Colleges
356 Degrees Awarded
$17,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” 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.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 822 textile and apparel studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,867 and $19,685 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 356 textile and apparel studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree textile studies students.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Textile & Apparel Studies in the Far Western US Region

#1

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. San Francisco State University is located in San Francisco, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 41 bachelors’s textile studies degrees to qualified students.

SFSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SFSU is $15,113 for far western us region bachelor’s degree textile studies students.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona landed the #2 spot on the list. California State Polytechnic University - Pomona is a public institution located in Pomona, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 93 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Poly Pomona also took the #3 spot in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $12,734 for far western us region bachelor’s degree textile studies students per year to attend Cal Poly Pomona.

The low student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 87%.

Read full report on Textile & Apparel Studies at Cal Poly Pomona

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fresno. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. Fresno State is located in Fresno, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s textile studies degrees to qualified students.

Fresno State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $5,464 for far western us region bachelor’s degree textile studies students per year to attend California State University - Fresno.

The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Fresno State Textile & Apparel Studies Report

#4

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Pullman, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s textile studies degrees to 58 students in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also took the #2 spot in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Wazzu is $16,358 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Textile Studies students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.

Full Wazzu Textile & Apparel Studies Report

#5

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. CWU is a fairly large school located in Ellensburg, Washington that handed out 21 bachelors’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

CWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Central Washington University is $15,397 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Textile Studies students.

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#6

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

Oregon State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #6. Oregon State University is a public institution located in Corvallis, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Oregon State is $20,016 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Textile Studies students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Oregon State Textile & Apparel Studies Report

University of Hawaii at Manoa ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region list. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a fairly large school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 21 bachelors’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Hawaii at Manoa is $15,030 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Textile Studies students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles is a private for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

FIDM Los Angeles also made our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles is $41,505 for far western us region bachelor’s degree textile studies students.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles

University of California - Davis landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. This large school is located in Davis, California, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UC Davis is $14,669 for far western us region bachelor’s degree textile studies students.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at University of California - Davis

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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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