Apparel and Textiles at Appalachian State University

Boone, NC · Bachelor's Degree · about 20 graduates a year

$36,945
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$58,516
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$57,640
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#28 of 57
Rank by pay
#16 of 57
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,700
Median federal debt

Appalachian State University graduates in apparel and textiles earn 2% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 39% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Appalachian 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
…
25Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH$58,647$62,585#20$39,969
26Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH$58,647$62,585#21$39,969
27Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH$58,647$62,585#22$39,969
28Appalachian State University Boone, NC$58,516$62,796#16$36,945
29Kansas State University Manhattan, KS$57,576$59,773#28$37,529
30Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO$57,184$53,478#42$34,852
31Framingham State University Framingham, MA$57,124$50,304#46$31,574

Other Majors at Appalachian State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$97,670$68,675#186 of 349
Management Information Systems and Services$87,041$56,650#66 of 166
Accounting and Related Services$85,580$55,671#171 of 796
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$83,033$56,340#67 of 126
Physics$82,399—#41 of 107
Insurance$82,306$55,611#13 of 21
Construction Management$80,257$59,809#54 of 57
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$78,943$69,420#764 of 966
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians$76,914——
Finance and Financial Management Services$75,396$52,004#252 of 452
International Business$72,852$43,989#64 of 115
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians$69,956$47,333—
Marketing$69,439$42,999#195 of 516
Economics$67,285$33,742#301 of 368
Health and Medical Administrative Services$66,227$37,911#84 of 275
Business Administration, Management and Operations$64,932$44,126#583 of 1176
Mathematics$62,271$40,856#237 of 309
Chemistry$58,329$40,488#169 of 209
Geography and Cartography$58,289$41,648#55 of 117
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$55,778$24,657#23 of 90
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$55,671$36,559#135 of 178
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$55,594$24,829#233 of 610
Criminal Justice and Corrections$55,474$35,796#310 of 660
Communication and Media Studies$55,307$38,331#297 of 660
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$55,235$23,532#51 of 158
Political Science and Government$54,344$30,096#447 of 565
Design and Applied Arts$53,543$34,722#140 of 299
Food Science and Technology$53,369$38,743#28 of 29
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$53,269$35,021#116 of 138
Biology$53,228$29,946#595 of 841

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graduates earn a median $36,945 one year after graduating and $58,516 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Appalachian State University rank for apparel and textiles?

Among 57 colleges reporting earnings for apparel and textiles graduates, Appalachian State University ranks #28 by median pay four years after graduation, and #16 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is apparel and textiles at Appalachian State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 2% more than the national median for apparel and textiles ($57,640), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,700.

← All data for Appalachian 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.