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Apparel and Textiles Degree

53 schools compared · Average earnings $35,961/yr

Schools Offering

Avg Grad Earnings

$35,961/yr

Avg DegreeWorth Score

50/100

AI Automation Risk

High

52% task exposure

Best Schools for Apparel and Textiles

Top 53 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any row for full AI scenario analysis and earnings projections.

#	School	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	Utah State University Logan, UT	73 69–73	$51,221/yr	High	12.9x
2	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA	72 69–70	$51,494/yr	High	12.0x
3	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	72 66–75	$41,130/yr	High	25.3x
4	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	71 65–74	$50,264/yr	High	14.3x
5	Fashion Institute of Technology New York, NY	71 65–74	$40,463/yr	High	24.2x
6	Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville, OH	70 64–73	$39,969/yr	High	21.2x
7	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, OH	70 64–73	$39,969/yr	High	21.2x
8	Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton, OH	70 64–73	$39,969/yr	High	21.2x
9	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH	70 64–73	$39,969/yr	High	21.2x
10	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH	70 64–73	$39,969/yr	High	21.2x
11	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA	69 63–71	$44,647/yr	High	14.1x
12	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	68 62–70	$40,059/yr	High	16.6x
13	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	67 60–71	$40,948/yr	High	15.8x
14	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA	67 61–69	$38,262/yr	High	17.1x
15	University of Delaware Newark, DE	65 58–69	$47,760/yr	High	10.7x
16	Appalachian State University Boone, NC	64 59–65	$36,945/yr	High	13.9x
17	Iowa State University Ames, IA	63 58–65	$40,849/yr	High	11.1x
18	North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND	63 58–65	$40,558/yr	High	11.5x
19	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	62 57–66	$41,827/yr	High	10.9x
20	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	61 54–67	$40,176/yr	High	11.5x
21	Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO	61 55–66	$35,703/yr	High	14.3x
22	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	61 54–65	$32,418/yr	High	17.0x
23	Washington State University Pullman, WA	60 55–63	$40,081/yr	High	10.0x
24	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	60 51–66	$30,082/yr	High	21.0x
25	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	59 54–62	$39,969/yr	High	9.0x
26	Auburn University Auburn, AL	59 52–64	$37,329/yr	High	11.5x
27	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	59 53–64	$37,245/yr	High	11.7x
28	Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA	59 53–62	$28,911/yr	High	16.4x
29	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	58 54–59	$37,529/yr	High	7.6x
30	The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	58 53–61	$37,111/yr	High	9.9x
31	University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI	57 53–58	$35,768/yr	High	7.8x
32	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE	57 51–61	$34,244/yr	High	11.7x
33	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY	56 53–57	$36,635/yr	High	7.7x
34	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO	55 49–59	$34,852/yr	High	9.7x
35	SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY	55 46–61	$28,180/yr	High	14.5x
36	Illinois State University Normal, IL	54 49–56	$37,111/yr	High	4.8x
37	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	54 48–57	$34,315/yr	High	8.7x
38	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN	54 48–59	$30,371/yr	High	11.8x
39	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	53 49–54	$33,016/yr	High	6.4x
40	Framingham State University Framingham, MA	53 46–59	$31,574/yr	High	10.9x
41	Indiana State University Terre Haute, IN	53 46–59	$29,578/yr	High	12.0x
42	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	52 48–53	$31,352/yr	High	7.0x
43	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	51 45–56	$33,161/yr	High	8.0x
44	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	51 47–52	$26,968/yr	High	7.9x
45	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	50 45–52	$33,502/yr	High	4.1x
46	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	48 42–50	$31,796/yr	High	3.7x
47	University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH	48 43–50	$29,177/yr	High	4.7x
48	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	46 40–49	$26,490/yr	High	5.9x
49	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA	46 41–48	$26,004/yr	High	4.4x
50	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL	45 40–46	$25,247/yr	High	4.3x
51	Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA	44 38–48	$31,574/yr	High	2.5x
52	Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA	41 37–43	$27,630/yr	High	1.5x
53	Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	35 30–38	$14,537/yr	High	-0.4x

Highest Earning Apparel and Textiles Programs

Schools where Apparel and Textiles graduates earn the most in their first year after graduation.

School	1-Year Earnings	DW Score	AI Risk
Central Washington University	$51,494/yr	72	High
Utah State University	$51,221/yr	73	High
Indiana University-Bloomington	$50,264/yr	71	High
University of Delaware	$47,760/yr	65	High
University of Northern Iowa	$44,647/yr	69	High
Ohio State University-Main Campus	$41,827/yr	62	High
Florida State University	$41,130/yr	72	High
University of Arkansas	$40,948/yr	67	High
Iowa State University	$40,849/yr	63	High
North Dakota State University-Main Campus	$40,558/yr	63	High

Best ROI for Apparel and Textiles

Schools with the highest earnings-to-tuition ratio for Apparel and Textiles.

School	ROI Multiple	Earnings	DW Score
Florida State University	25.3x	$41,130/yr	72
Fashion Institute of Technology	24.2x	$40,463/yr	71
Ohio University-Eastern Campus	21.2x	$39,969/yr	70
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus	21.2x	$39,969/yr	70
Ohio University-Southern Campus	21.2x	$39,969/yr	70
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus	21.2x	$39,969/yr	70
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus	21.2x	$39,969/yr	70
San Francisco State University	21.0x	$30,082/yr	60
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	17.1x	$38,262/yr	67
East Carolina University	17.0x	$32,418/yr	61

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Apparel and Textiles graduates earn?

Across 53 schools, Apparel and Textiles graduates earn an average of $35,961 per year in their first year after graduation. Earnings range from $14,537 to $51,494 depending on the school.

What is the AI automation risk for Apparel and Textiles?

Apparel and Textiles is rated "High" for AI automation risk, with an average of 52% of job tasks exposed to large language models and AI tools. This means most career tasks in this field could be augmented or replaced by AI over the next decade.

Which school has the best Apparel and Textiles program?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score (combining earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and ROI), Utah State University ranks #1 for Apparel and Textiles with a score of 73/100 and graduate earnings of $51,221/yr.

Is a Apparel and Textiles degree worth it?

On average, Apparel and Textiles graduates earn 11.6x their in-state tuition over 10 years. This is a strong return on investment.

About This Data

This page aggregates Apparel and Textiles programs across 53 schools using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each school's program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.