2026 Best Value Textile Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools
[Textile Science](/majors/family-consumer-human-sciences/apparel-textile-studies/textile-science/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong textile science education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for textile science students.
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2026 Best Value Textile Science Schools in the United States
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in textile science, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Textile Science Schools
Cornell University earned the #1 spot for value among textile science schools in the United States. Cornell University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $69,314. Typical student debt for textile science graduates is $15,005. Early-career textile science graduates make about $75,976. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 9% of applicants are accepted.
Other Textile Science Degree Levels
Explore the best-value textile science schools at other degree levels:
Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 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).
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