by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Textile Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 3,313 people earned their degree in textile and apparel studies, making the major the 161st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, textile and apparel studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,996 and had an average of $24,229 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 276 textile and apparel studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,703 and $20,767 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 223 textile and apparel studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Textile Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in textile and apparel studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their textile and apparel studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Textile Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree textile studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Buffalo State. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Textile Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s textile studies degrees to 55 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fashion Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Textile Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Fashion Institute of Technology is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 68 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Fashion Institute of Technology Textile & Apparel Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Textile Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large school is located in Newark, Delaware, and it awarded 66 bachelors’s textile studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 90%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Delaware State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Textile Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Delaware State University is located in Dover, Delaware and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s textile studies degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Textile Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s textile studies degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Carnegie Mellon University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Textile Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Carnegie Mellon University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1 bachelors’s textile studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Textile Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s textile studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
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