Best Schools for Apparel and Textiles

Top colleges ranked by median earnings 2 years after graduation.

50
Schools
$36,240
Avg. Earnings
2,606
Graduates
#1
U

University of Delaware

Newark, DE · Public

$49,555
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $44,866
Graduates: 97
Acceptance: 65.1%
#2
I

Indiana University-Bloomington

Bloomington, IN · Public

$45,249
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $46,519
Graduates: 95
Acceptance: 80.4%
#3
F

Fashion Institute of Technology

New York, NY · Public

$43,638
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $42,008
Graduates: 72
Acceptance: 57.6%
#4
T

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX · Public

$43,575
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,739
Graduates: 60
Acceptance: 29.1%
#5
U

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI · Public

$43,426
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 43.4%
#6
N

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, IL · Public

$42,682
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,025
Graduates: 19
Acceptance: 70.5%
#7
U

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR · Public

$42,309
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,037
Graduates: 75
Acceptance: 71.7%
#8
O

Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH · Public

$42,012
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,186
Graduates: 134
Acceptance: 50.8%
#9
R

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, RI · Private

$41,937
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 13.8%
#10
U

University of California-Davis

Davis, CA · Public

$41,565
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 41.6%
#11
U

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA · Public

$41,565
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 94.4%
#12
U

University of Missouri-Columbia

Columbia, MO · Public

$41,007
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,512
Graduates: 105
Acceptance: 77.0%
#13
S

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA · Public

$40,768
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $35,641
Graduates: 65
Acceptance: 96.2%
#14
F

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL · Public

$40,455
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,397
Graduates: 207
Acceptance: 25.4%
#15
N

North Dakota State University-Main Campus

Fargo, ND · Public

$39,909
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,136
Graduates: 33
Acceptance: 95.8%
#16
K

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS · Public

$39,729
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,025
Graduates: 53
Acceptance: 79.4%
#17
I

Iowa State University

Ames, IA · Public

$39,585
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $41,681
Graduates: 159
Acceptance: 89.1%
#18
C

Centenary University

Hackettstown, NJ · Private

$39,009
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 96.7%
#19
O

Ohio University-Main Campus

Athens, OH · Public

$38,829
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $42,157
Graduates: 56
Acceptance: 84.8%
#20
U

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI · Public

$38,829
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,151
Graduates: 79
Acceptance: 77.1%
#21
E

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC · Public

$37,208
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $32,462
Graduates: 44
Acceptance: 90.1%
#22
O

Oklahoma State University-Main Campus

Stillwater, OK · Public

$37,208
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 70.9%
#23
U

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, NC · Public

$37,054
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,726
Graduates: 76
Acceptance: 89.8%
#24
O

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR · Public

$36,848
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 78.8%
#25
O

Oregon State University-Cascades Campus

Bend, OR · Public

$36,848
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 68.4%
#26
C

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, WA · Public

$36,042
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $37,843
Graduates: 19
Acceptance: 90.2%
#27
T

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL · Public

$35,327
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $35,189
Graduates: 48
Acceptance: 75.8%
#28
U

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY · Public

$34,847
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $35,317
Graduates: 54
Acceptance: 92.4%
#29
S

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, NY · Public

$34,526
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $32,887
Graduates: 60
Acceptance: 70.2%
#30
U

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Lincoln, NE · Public

$34,420
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $32,588
Graduates: 31
Acceptance: 77.1%
#31
A

Auburn University

Auburn, AL · Public

$33,993
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,625
Graduates: 46
Acceptance: 50.5%
#32
C

California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Pomona, CA · Public

$33,993
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $35,140
Graduates: 140
Acceptance: 73.7%
#33
S

Savannah College of Art and Design

Savannah, GA · Private

$33,993
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,839
Graduates: 112
Acceptance: 83.7%
#34
U

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID · Public

$33,993
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $24,645
Graduates: 17
Acceptance: 79.1%
#35
W

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI · Public

$33,637
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,775
Graduates: 40
Acceptance: 84.7%
#36
W

Washington State University

Pullman, WA · Public

$32,925
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,657
Graduates: 70
Acceptance: 85.4%
#37
C

Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Fort Collins, CO · Public

$31,855
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,821
Graduates: 74
Acceptance: 89.6%
#38
F

Framingham State University

Framingham, MA · Public

$31,852
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $36,281
Graduates: 72
Acceptance: 84.9%
#39
M

Missouri State University-Springfield

Springfield, MO · Public

$31,719
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $30,957
Graduates: 55
Acceptance: 91.0%
#40
U

University of Akron Main Campus

Akron, OH · Public

$31,670
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 70.9%
#41
A

Appalachian State University

Boone, NC · Public

$31,423
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,405
Graduates: 35
Acceptance: 88.6%
#42
U

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN · Public

$31,133
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $38,695
Graduates: 25
Acceptance: 77.0%
#43
W

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI · Public

$30,409
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $22,351
Graduates: 54
Acceptance: 82.0%
#44
I

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, IN · Public

$29,685
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $23,232
Graduates: 23
Acceptance: 91.5%
#45
S

South Dakota State University

Brookings, SD · Public

$29,685
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $36,287
Graduates: 16
Acceptance: 98.7%
#46
M

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, TN · Public

$27,536
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $34,383
Graduates: 33
Acceptance: 68.0%
#47
G

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA · Public

$27,126
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $27,482
Graduates: 79
Acceptance: 89.6%
#48
W

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY · Public

$26,585
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $26,816
Graduates: 39
Acceptance: 97.0%
#49
U

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, HI · Public

$26,519
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $22,349
Graduates: 35
Acceptance: 69.7%
#50
N

New Mexico State University-Main Campus

Las Cruces, NM · Public

$26,353
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 75.7%

Data source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard - earnings data for graduates with this field of study.

Earnings: Median earnings 2 years after graduation for students who completed this major.

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