Apparel and Textiles

2,807 students earn a apparel and textiles credential each year across 118 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $36,945
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $54,897

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Bachelor's programs — 78 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Washington20$51,4941 year out$47,884$19,444 2Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah38$51,2211 year out—$16,125 3Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana76$50,2641 year out$72,226$20,500 4University of DelawareNewark, Delaware68$47,7601 year out$75,343$23,250 5University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa9$44,6471 year out$58,815$21,250 6Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio75$41,8271 year out$61,223$22,313 7Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida68$41,1301 year out$59,543$20,100 8University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas67$40,9481 year out$65,634$25,225 9Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa76$40,8491 year out$50,823$23,204 10North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, North Dakota9$40,5581 year out$54,262$23,250 11Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York, New York69$40,4631 year out$62,261$21,165 12University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri—$40,1761 year out$70,924$25,000 13Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington46$40,0811 year out$57,364$19,500 14University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, North Carolina71$40,0591 year out$53,467$26,000 15Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio24$39,9691 year out$54,897$24,750 16Ohio University-Lancaster CampusLancaster, Ohio1$39,9691 year out$54,897$24,750 17Ohio University-Eastern CampusSaint Clairsville, Ohio0$39,9691 year out$54,897$24,750 18Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusChillicothe, Ohio0$39,9691 year out$54,897$24,750 19Ohio University-Southern CampusIronton, Ohio0$39,9691 year out$54,897$24,750 20Ohio University-Zanesville CampusZanesville, Ohio0$39,9691 year out$54,897$24,750 21California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California69$38,2621 year out$53,977$11,764 22Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas15$37,5291 year out—$22,773 23Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama95$37,3291 year out$62,650$23,976 24The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas48$37,2451 year out$59,549$24,812 25The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama48$37,1111 year out$52,091$25,000 26Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois26$37,1111 year out—$22,500 27Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North Carolina20$36,9451 year out$44,820$26,000 28Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, Kentucky45$36,6351 year out$39,614$27,000 29University of Wisconsin-StoutMenomonie, Wisconsin11$35,7681 year out—$26,248 30Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri31$35,7031 year out$55,259$27,000 31Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado70$34,8521 year out$55,279$21,250 32University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky57$34,3151 year out$51,301$23,000 33University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska26$34,2441 year out$51,456$27,000 34University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota17$33,5021 year out——35University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island44$33,1611 year out$59,388$24,125 36University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin18$33,0161 year out—$26,000 37East Carolina UniversityGreenville, North Carolina55$32,4181 year out$52,936$26,000 38Liberty UniversityLynchburg, Virginia35$31,7961 year out$40,183$22,500 39Savannah College of Art and DesignSavannah, Georgia95$31,5741 year out$57,108$26,916 40Framingham State UniversityFramingham, Massachusetts32$31,5741 year out$55,499$26,000 41Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, Mississippi44$31,3521 year out—$24,625 42Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Tennessee18$30,3711 year out$48,625$25,000 43San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California62$30,0821 year out$65,412$20,000 44Indiana State UniversityTerre Haute, Indiana10$29,5781 year out$51,884$26,000 45University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio1$29,1771 year out—$29,250 46Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, Georgia53$28,9111 year out$41,209$29,250 47SUNY OneontaOneonta, New York—$28,1801 year out$54,688$23,691 48Academy of Art UniversitySan Francisco, California49$27,6301 year out—$31,000 49California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California21$26,9681 year out——50Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan72$26,4901 year out$39,433$27,000 51Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana42$26,0041 year out—$23,307 52Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, Illinois3$25,2471 year out$28,119$31,000 53Rhode Island School of DesignProvidence, Rhode Island22$14,5371 year out—$27,000 54California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California102—1 year out——55SUNY Buffalo State UniversityBuffalo, New York26—1 year out——56Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York25—1 year out——57University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii18—1 year out$53,246$22,845 58Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, Illinois18—1 year out$57,009—59Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon18—1 year out——60Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburg, Idaho17—1 year out——61University of Central OklahomaEdmond, Oklahoma17—1 year out——62University of North AlabamaFlorence, Alabama13—1 year out——63Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston, Louisiana10—1 year out——64University of IdahoMoscow, Idaho8—1 year out$45,510—65New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico7—1 year out$44,644—66University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona6—1 year out——67Lamar UniversityBeaumont, Texas5—1 year out——68California State University-FresnoFresno, California4—1 year out——69Bradley UniversityPeoria, Illinois3—1 year out——70South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota3—1 year out——71Delaware State UniversityDover, Delaware2—1 year out——72Stephens CollegeColumbia, Missouri2—1 year out——73Tarleton State UniversityStephenville, Texas2—1 year out——74Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, Michigan1—1 year out$47,449—75University of the Incarnate WordSan Antonio, Texas1—1 year out——76Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle, Washington1—1 year out——77Centenary UniversityHackettstown, New Jersey——1 year out$63,058—78Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma——1 year out$53,384—

Associate programs — 34 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York, New York39—1 year out$49,957$12,000 2Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California17—1 year out——3Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas14—1 year out——4Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California12—1 year out——5Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMinneapolis, Minnesota12—1 year out——6El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California11—1 year out——7College of the SequoiasVisalia, California9—1 year out——8Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California8—1 year out——9Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California8—1 year out——10Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeLos Angeles, California7—1 year out——11Sierra CollegeRocklin, California7—1 year out——12Academy of Art UniversitySan Francisco, California6—1 year out—$21,500 13Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California6—1 year out——14Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California6—1 year out——15College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, Illinois6—1 year out——16American River CollegeSacramento, California5—1 year out——17Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California5—1 year out——18Honolulu Community CollegeHonolulu, Hawaii5—1 year out——19City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California4—1 year out——20Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, California4—1 year out——21Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California4—1 year out——22Fresno City CollegeFresno, California3—1 year out——23Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California3—1 year out——24Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California3—1 year out——25West Valley CollegeSaratoga, California3—1 year out——26William Rainey Harper CollegePalatine, Illinois3—1 year out——27Canada CollegeRedwood City, California2—1 year out——28Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California2—1 year out——29San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California2—1 year out——30San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, California2—1 year out——31University of Hawaii Maui CollegeKahului, Hawaii2—1 year out——32Wayne County Community College DistrictDetroit, Michigan2—1 year out——33Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, California1—1 year out——34Butte CollegeOroville, California1—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 40 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Institucion Chaviano de MayaguezMayaguez, Puerto Rico13$14,3551 year out——2Dallas CollegeDallas, Texas27—1 year out——3University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin26—1 year out——4College of the SequoiasVisalia, California22—1 year out——5Hinds Community CollegeRaymond, Mississippi20—1 year out——6William Rainey Harper CollegePalatine, Illinois16—1 year out——7Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California14—1 year out——8Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeLos Angeles, California13—1 year out——9Academia Serrant IncPonce, Puerto Rico13—1 year out——10Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California11—1 year out——11City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California9—1 year out——12Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California9—1 year out——13Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California9—1 year out——14Universal Technology College of Puerto RicoAguadilla, Puerto Rico9—1 year out——15Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California8—1 year out——16Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California7—1 year out——17Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California7—1 year out——18Wayne County Community College DistrictDetroit, Michigan7—1 year out——19Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California6—1 year out——20Sierra CollegeRocklin, California6—1 year out——21College of DuPageGlen Ellyn, Illinois6—1 year out——22Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMinneapolis, Minnesota5—1 year out$36,782—23Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California4—1 year out——24Liceo de Arte-Dise-O y ComercioCaguas, Puerto Rico4—1 year out——25Fresno City CollegeFresno, California3—1 year out——26Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California3—1 year out——27San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, California3—1 year out——28Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California3—1 year out——29Honolulu Community CollegeHonolulu, Hawaii3—1 year out——30Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York, New York3—1 year out——31Butte CollegeOroville, California2—1 year out——32El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California2—1 year out——33Monterey Peninsula CollegeMonterey, California2—1 year out——34Olympic CollegeBremerton, Washington2—1 year out——35Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California1—1 year out——36American River CollegeSacramento, California1—1 year out——37Canada CollegeRedwood City, California1—1 year out——38University of Hawaii Maui CollegeKahului, Hawaii1—1 year out——39Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri1—1 year out——40North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, North Dakota1—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).