by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Textile Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 472 textile and apparel studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,987 and $26,134 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2 textile and apparel studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Textile Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in textile and apparel studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular textile and apparel studies programs in the United States.
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The textile studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Textile Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree textile studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Textile Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Athens, Ohio, and it awarded 1 masters’s textile studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Textile Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Located in Muncie, Indiana, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s textile studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Textile Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 84 masters’s textile studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Full Indiana University - Bloomington Textile & Apparel Studies Report
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 in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s textile studies degrees to 103 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, 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 94%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Textile Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Located in Akron, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s textile studies students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Akron Main Campus Textile & Apparel Studies Report
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Textile Studies Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s textile studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Textile & Apparel Studies at Purdue University - Main Campus
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