by our College Data Analytics Team
[Textile Science](/majors/family-consumer-human-sciences/apparel-textile-studies/textile-science/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong textile science education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 1 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for textile science students.
What’s on this page:
The textile science program you select can have a big impact on your finances and your future. To help, we created our Best Value Textile Science Schools ranking. We score each school on the balance of tuition, student debt, and post-graduation earnings to surface the best value.
Read more about our methodology
We offer a number of rankings, including this Best Value Textile Science Schools list, to help you decide. Want schools in a particular part of the country? Narrow the list by region or state.
Want to compare schools head to head? Try our College Combat tool to weigh the factors that matter most to you.
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in textile science, balancing cost against outcomes.
Cornell University earned the #1 spot for value among textile science schools in the United States. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell University is a very large private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $69,314 in tuition and fees. Textile Science graduates carry a median of $15,005 in student loans. Early-career textile science graduates make about $75,976. That is a strong return on a $15,005 median debt. Cornell University admits about 9% of applicants.
Textile Science is one of many programs to choose from within the area of study. Browse the parent area of study.
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.