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2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Textile & Apparel Studies

7 Ranked Colleges
6 Degrees Awarded
$30,000 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Textile Studies Major for a Doctorate

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 “Most Well Attended Textile Studies Major for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Textile & Apparel Studies is the 161st most popular major in the country with 3,313 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 textile and apparel studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,260 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Textile Studies Major for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in textile and apparel studies. To top this list, a school must have a successful textile and apparel studies program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Textile Studies Major for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree textile studies students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Textile Studies Major for a Doctorate. Iowa State University is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 4 doctorate’s textile studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at Iowa State University

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Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, Indiana

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Textile Studies Major for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Purdue University - Main Campus is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 2 doctorate’s textile studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad 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 93%.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at Purdue

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Textile Studies Major for a Doctorate. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 103 doctorate’s textile studies degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at Ohio State University - Main Campus

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Textile Studies Major for a Doctorate. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s textile studies degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.

Read full report on Textile & Apparel Studies at Louisiana State University

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Textile Studies Major for a Doctorate. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 71 doctorate’s textile studies degrees in 2020-2021.

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

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Textile Studies Major for a Doctorate list. Mississippi State is a public institution located in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 35 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full Mississippi State Textile & Apparel Studies Report

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Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Textile Studies Major for a Doctorate. Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 doctorate’s textile studies degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full Oregon State Textile & Apparel Studies Report

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