Education & Training
Apparel and Textiles
What can you do with this education or training? Here are the careers it prepares you for, what graduates typically earn and owe, and how many colleges offer it.
Careers this leads to
- Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers Certificate or apprenticeship
- Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Master's degree
- Farm and Home Management Educators Master's degree
- Fashion Designers Bachelor's degree
- Interior Designers Bachelor's degree
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists Bachelor's degree
- Marketing Managers Bachelor's degree
- Materials Scientists Bachelor's degree
- Search Marketing Strategists Associate degree
- Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products Certificate or apprenticeship
Pay and debt by degree
| Degree or certificate | Yearly pay 1 year after finishing | Yearly pay 4 years after finishing | Typical debt | Colleges offering it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | — | $22,805 | — | 51 |
| Associate degree | $28,556 | $49,263 | $13,434 | 47 |
| Bachelor's degree | $44,266 | $58,046 | $20,761 | 94 |
| Master's degree | $47,075 | — | — | 25 |
| Doctoral degree | — | — | — | 5 |
Median earnings of graduates who got federal student aid, and median federal loan debt at graduation, typical across U.S. colleges. Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education. Each college can differ a lot: take the quiz to see colleges near you.