Apparel and Textiles at Iowa State University

Ames, IA · Bachelor's Degree · about 76 graduates a year

$40,849
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$60,349
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$57,640
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#18 of 57
Rank by pay
#14 of 57
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,560
Median federal debt

Iowa State University graduates in apparel and textiles earn 5% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 36% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Iowa 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
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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
20Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI$59,372$58,475#30$14,537
21University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI$59,192$61,592#23$35,768

Other Majors at Iowa State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Engineering$105,753$79,182#96 of 189
Computer Science$104,211$78,517#143 of 349
Construction Engineering$100,676$77,845#8 of 13
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$99,705$84,913#111 of 258
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$94,089$75,036#41 of 59
Business/Managerial Economics$93,379—#16 of 84
Industrial Engineering$92,914$74,310#65 of 94
Chemical Engineering$92,773$76,184#109 of 158
Agricultural Engineering$88,576$72,376#6 of 26
Management Information Systems and Services$87,413—#64 of 166
Mechanical Engineering$85,938$72,900#276 of 318
Civil Engineering$85,427$72,502#112 of 233
Materials Engineering$83,416$65,831#31 of 34
Computer and Information Sciences$83,267$60,397#243 of 459
Engineering-Related Fields$82,548$62,416#28 of 33
Agricultural Mechanization$78,890$63,321#1 of 10
Business Administration, Management and Operations$78,304$57,188#173 of 1176
Finance and Financial Management Services$75,360$56,974#254 of 452
Economics$75,355$57,619#224 of 368
Statistics$72,581$53,132#46 of 50
Accounting and Related Services$70,706$58,479#466 of 796
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$69,673—#4 of 137
Architecture$69,310$54,957#31 of 78
Agricultural Business and Management$67,529$53,967#27 of 77
Chemistry$66,486$43,870#105 of 209
Marketing$66,482$48,304#262 of 516
Food Science and Technology$65,943$60,351#21 of 29
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$65,204$50,150#47 of 138
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$63,026$43,520#70 of 110
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$62,965$42,530#82 of 178

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $40,849 one year after graduating and $60,349 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Iowa State University rank for apparel and textiles?

Among 57 colleges reporting earnings for apparel and textiles graduates, Iowa State University ranks #18 by median pay four years after graduation, and #14 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is apparel and textiles at Iowa State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 5% more than the national median for apparel and textiles ($57,640), and the median federal debt at graduation is $21,560.

← All data for Iowa 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.