Apparel and Textiles at Auburn University

Auburn, AL · Bachelor's Degree · about 95 graduates a year

$37,329
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$62,807
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$57,640
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#15 of 57
Rank by pay
#7 of 57
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,500
Median federal debt

Auburn University graduates in apparel and textiles earn 9% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 33% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Auburn University Compares for Apparel and Textiles

All 57 colleges reporting apparel and textiles earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Cornell University Ithaca, NY$94,967$90,389#1—
2Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN$77,520$83,165#2$50,264
3University of Delaware Newark, DE$76,595$76,136#3$47,760
4Utah State University Logan, UT$74,686$70,785#8$51,221
5The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX$71,922$73,124#6$37,245
6Fashion Institute of Technology New York, NY$71,139$67,710#12$40,463
7Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL$68,636$67,434#13—
8Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH$66,256$70,705#9$41,827
9University of Kentucky Lexington, KY$66,255$75,021#4$34,315
10Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA$65,815$60,536#26$51,494
…
12University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI$64,328$63,357#15$33,161
13University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO$63,723$68,324#11$40,176
14University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR$63,394$74,705#5$40,948
15Auburn University Auburn, AL$62,807$71,291#7$37,329
16Illinois State University Normal, IL$62,339$61,248#25$37,111
17SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY$61,121$58,175#33$28,180
18Iowa State University Ames, IA$60,349$63,480#14$40,849

Other Majors at Auburn University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$110,927$80,067#76 of 189
Chemical Engineering$106,726$82,217#24 of 158
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$102,756$68,607#15 of 59
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$99,799$78,680#109 of 258
Industrial Engineering$99,441$71,063#34 of 94
Architectural Engineering$97,759$77,115#1 of 16
Mechanical Engineering$93,246$74,005#123 of 318
Computer and Information Sciences$91,087$72,440#185 of 459
Accounting and Related Services$86,222$60,381#160 of 796
Finance and Financial Management Services$84,352$55,875#150 of 452
Applied Mathematics$83,741$60,671#27 of 45
Biology$83,053$22,132#16 of 841
Business Administration, Management and Operations$80,323$56,948#137 of 1176
International Business$80,076—#34 of 115
Civil Engineering$79,778$68,291#197 of 233
Marketing$74,702$45,460#128 of 516
Biological/Biosystems Engineering$74,411$59,050#9 of 9
Health and Medical Administrative Services$74,392$45,291#51 of 275
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$73,228$67,120#915 of 966
Economics$72,617—#240 of 368
Architecture$72,420$53,146#19 of 78
Interior Architecture$69,657—#1 of 17
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$68,939—#26 of 225
Agricultural Business and Management$68,658$50,936#25 of 77
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$67,413$41,458#59 of 178
Public Administration$66,141—#23 of 47
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods—$64,841—
Forestry$64,704$51,421#7 of 31
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$64,370—#85 of 93
Hospitality Administration/Management$63,419$40,664#30 of 137

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Auburn University apparel and textiles graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $37,329 one year after graduating and $62,807 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Auburn University rank for apparel and textiles?

Among 57 colleges reporting earnings for apparel and textiles graduates, Auburn University ranks #15 by median pay four years after graduation, and #7 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is apparel and textiles at Auburn University worth it?

Its graduates earn 9% more than the national median for apparel and textiles ($57,640), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,500.

← All data for Auburn University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.