Is a Apparel and Textiles degree worth it?
Across 48 schools, graduates of Apparel and Textiles earn a median $54,897 five years out on $22,975 of debt — most often working as Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$54,897
Median debt
$22,975
Years to pay off
4.3
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
51%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+6.3%
BLS 2024–2034
Net price
$16,807/yr
Debt-test failures
4.8%
of programs
'Real' premium
−$8,225
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Apparel and Textiles in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.