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2026 Best Value Textile & Apparel Studies Schools in Washington

[Textile & Apparel Studies](/majors/family-consumer-human-sciences/apparel-textile-studies/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 4 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for textile & apparel studies students.

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• Best Value Textile & Apparel Studies Schools in Washington

2026 Best Value Textile & Apparel Studies Schools in Washington

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the textile & apparel studies degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Textile & Apparel Studies Schools

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Washington State University
Pullman, WA

$13,391 In-State Tuition & Fees

$19,500 Avg Student Debt

$68,905 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is Washington State University, our #1 best value for textile & apparel studies in Washington. Located in the town of Pullman, Washington State University is a very large public university. Students from in state pay about $13,391 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $29,950. Typical student debt for textile & apparel studies graduates is $19,500. Early-career textile & apparel studies graduates make about $40,081. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 87% of applicants are accepted.

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Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA

$9,417 In-State Tuition & Fees

$19,444 Avg Student Debt

$61,580 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Central Washington University earned it the #2 place for textile & apparel studies. Central Washington University is a very large public school located in the town of Ellensburg. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $9,417, while out-of-state students pay about $27,526. Textile & Apparel Studies graduates carry a median of $19,444 in student loans. Early-career textile & apparel studies graduates make about $51,494. That is a strong return on a $19,444 median debt. Roughly 91% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 4 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.