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What can you do with a
Apparel And Textiles degree?

Apparel And Textiles is mid-paying, AI barely touches it, and you would have escape routes.

Is this major worth the money?

Real graduate earnings vs. the debt you'd carry — and how long it takes to pay off.
13.2 yrs
to pay back the degree
+$8k
earnings premium vs no degree
Median earnings
$52,936
Typical debt
$22,700
4-yr net cost
$66,792
Monthly loan payment
$258/mo
If you earn:

Where this major actually leads

8 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.
Marketing Managersleap
AI risk 32 → 50 future · +6.6% demand
$169,349
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialistsleap
AI risk 65 → 50 future · +6.7% demand
$84,000
Materials Scientistsleap
AI risk 18 → 48 future · +4.9% demand
$81,543
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondarycommon
AI risk 0 → 54 future · +3.4% demand
$80,000
Farm and Home Management Educatorsstretch
AI risk 0 → 37 future · -2.5% demand
$71,192
Fashion Designersleap
AI risk 6 → 39 future · +2.0% demand
$70,000
Information Technology Project Managersleap
AI risk 50 → 60 future · +0% demand
$70,000
Interior Designersleap
AI risk 0 → 50 future · +3.2% demand
$65,000
● green = AI-safe · red = AI-exposed · click any career for the full breakdown
How this is built. We take every career this major leads to (CIP→SOC official crosswalk), then join each one's real salary (BLS/DOL), AI exposure (O*NET + model), demand growth, and skill-based escape routes. ROI from College Scorecard. Every figure here is joined from official sources, not estimated.