General Apparel & Textiles
Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2017
growing 10.4%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
growing 2.05%
Median Out-of-State​
growing 2%
Average Wage
declining 3.36%
People in Workforce
Average Employee Age
The locations with the highest concentration of General Apparel & Textiles degree recipients are Tallahassee, FL, Ames, IA, and Bloomington, IN. The locations with a relatively high number of General Apparel & Textiles degree recipients are Framingham, MA, Clayton, MO, and Ames, IA. The most common degree awarded to students studying General Apparel & Textiles is a bachelors degree.
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Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in General Apparel & Textiles and the types of students that study this field. Florida State University awards the most degrees in General Apparel & Textiles in the US, but Framingham State University and Fontbonne University have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in General Apparel & Textiles.
Tuition costs for General Apparel & Textiles majors are, on average, $8,471 for in-state public colleges, and $30,144 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers General Apparel & Textiles programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (54 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (2,112 completions).
Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in General Apparel & Textiles
Indiana University-Bloomington
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in General Apparel & Textiles, is Public, 4-year or above (2,112 completions).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer General Apparel & Textiles programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Tuition Costs for Common Institutions
State TuitionOut Of State TuitionTotal Graduates
Median In-State Public
Median Out of State Private
Florida State University has the most General Apparel & Textiles degree recipients, with 154 degrees awarded in 2017.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in General Apparel & Textiles.
Specialized Colleges
Highest Concentration Institution
Framingham State University
Fontbonne University
Stephens College
Out of all institutions that offer General Apparel & Textiles programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Framingham State University and Fontbonne University have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in General Apparel & Textiles, with 3.79% and 2.84%, respectively.
Degrees Awarded by County
Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in General Apparel & Textiles
Leon County, FL
Story County, IA
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in General Apparel & Textiles by year.
Growth in Awarded Degrees
Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded
Tompkins County, NY
Jefferson County, TX
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for General Apparel & Textiles.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Human Sciences graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Human Sciences majors is $51,719 and the most common occupations are Elementary & middle school teachers, Preschool & kindergarten teachers, and Social workers, all other.
The industry that employs the most Human Sciences majors is Elementary & secondary schools, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Agencies, brokerages, and other insurance related activities.
Yearly Income for Common Jobs
The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Apparel & Textiles is from the 2 Digit Course Human Sciences.
Average Wage in Workforce
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Human Sciences majors.
Highest Paying Locations
Highest Paying Pumas
Arden-Arcade, Carmichael & Fair Oaks (West) PUMA, CA
Sunset District (North) PUMA, CA
Milpitas & San Jose (Northeast) Cities PUMA, CA
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Human Sciences majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Human Sciences majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations Human Sciences majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & middle school teachers, Preschool & kindergarten teachers, and Social workers, all other.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Human Sciences majors working as Dietitians & nutritionists, Marriage and family therapists, and Child, family, and school social workers.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Human Sciences majors are Physicians, Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, and Firstline supervisors of nonretail sales workers.
Occupations by Share
2018 Workforce
± 15,646
The number of Human Sciences graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 7.25%, from 379,676 in 2017 to 407,221 in 2018.
The largest single share of Human Sciences graduates go on to work as Elementary & middle school teachers (13.6%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Human Sciences by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Human Sciences majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & secondary schools, Child day care services, and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals.
The highest paying industries of Human Sciences majors, by average wage, are Agencies, brokerages, and other insurance related activities, Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers , and Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments.
Industries by Share
The industry which employs the most Human Sciences graduates by share is Elementary & secondary schools, followed by Child day care services. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Human Sciences.
PUMAS with a relatively high number of Human Sciences majors
Carr 2-Carr 111 PUMA, PR
Carr 2 (Noroeste) PUMA, PR
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Human Sciences majors.
Demographic information on those who earn a degree in Human Sciences in the US. The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Human Sciences is 42.2, and the most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Human Sciences degrees, and White students earn the majority (1,387) of the degrees.
Workforce Age
Average Age in 2018
± 0.524 Years
1 Year Change
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Human Sciences. The most common ages of employees with this major are 25 and 26 years old, which represent 3.91% and 3.26% of the population, respectively.
Degrees Awarded
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in General Apparel & Textiles are Bachelors Degree, Associates Degree, and Masters Degree.
Workforce Degrees
The most common degree types held by the working population in Human Sciences are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.
Gender Imbalance for Common Institutions
Female (93.4%)
Most Common Gender with a Degree in this Field
This chart shows the granted degrees by gender at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in General Apparel & Textiles.
Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded
Most Common Race or Ethnicity
1,387 degrees awarded
286 degrees awarded
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in General Apparel & Textiles for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
Race & Ethnicity by Gender
< 1 Year Postsecondary Certificate1 to 2 Year Postsecondary CertificateAssociates Degree2 to 4 Year Postsecondary CertificateBachelors DegreePostbaccalaureate CertificateMasters DegreePost-Masters CertificateResearch DoctorateProfessional DoctorateOther Doctorate
Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Gender Combination
Hispanic or Latino Female
Black or African American Female
This chart illustrates the differences by gender for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in General Apparel & Textiles. White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and gender.
People in WorkforcePeople in Workforce (RCA)
Most Common Countries of Origin
5,205 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
4.78 times more than expected
3.9 times more than expected
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Kenya that hold Human Sciences degrees (4.78 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Mexico (5,205 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the General Apparel & Textiles field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. General Apparel & Textiles majors need many skills, but most especially Active Listening. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that General Apparel & Textiles majors need more than the average amount of Science, Management of Financial Resources, and Operation and Control.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for General Apparel & Textiles majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Science is very distinctive for majors, but the Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, and Active Learning are the three most important skills for people in the field.
Radar Distribution
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