Apparel and Textiles at Illinois State University

Normal, IL · Bachelor's Degree · about 26 graduates a year

$37,111
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$62,339
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$57,640
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#16 of 57
Rank by pay
#25 of 57
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,375
Median federal debt

Illinois State University graduates in apparel and textiles earn 8% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 31% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Illinois State 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
…
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
19University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN$59,879$57,197#35$33,502

Other Majors at Illinois State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$111,099$81,363#111 of 349
Computer and Information Sciences$98,382$65,127#128 of 459
Management Information Systems and Services$95,120$52,887#36 of 166
Insurance$94,124$51,499#8 of 21
Construction Management$91,017$70,672#38 of 57
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications$90,953$66,801#7 of 37
Finance and Financial Management Services$85,326$54,958#136 of 452
Public Health$84,790$59,207#7 of 215
Accounting and Related Services$84,458$62,940#188 of 796
Physics$81,949—#42 of 107
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$81,264$72,709#679 of 966
Engineering Technologies/Technicians$80,530$55,532#13 of 34
Marketing$77,956$51,687#93 of 516
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians$76,731$46,992—
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$76,121$51,839#38 of 51
Mathematics$75,318$52,597#114 of 309
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$73,220$65,629#56 of 93
Health and Medical Administrative Services$71,707$48,886#61 of 275
International Business$71,058$52,491#68 of 115
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$70,671$47,553#103 of 126
Geography and Cartography$69,383$34,952#15 of 117
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$67,752$43,874#53 of 178
Business Administration, Management and Operations$66,660$50,647#496 of 1176
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences$65,669$34,154#23 of 35
Biology$63,725$36,337#224 of 841
Agriculture$63,600$47,295#5 of 43
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$62,510—#59 of 215
Criminal Justice and Corrections$62,506$37,584#91 of 660
Chemistry$62,220—#144 of 209
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$62,112$30,051#91 of 610

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Illinois State University apparel and textiles graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $37,111 one year after graduating and $62,339 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Illinois State University rank for apparel and textiles?

Among 57 colleges reporting earnings for apparel and textiles graduates, Illinois State University ranks #16 by median pay four years after graduation, and #25 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is apparel and textiles at Illinois State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 8% more than the national median for apparel and textiles ($57,640), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,375.

← All data for Illinois State 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.