Apparel and Textile Marketing Management

Types of Degrees Apparel and Textile Marketing Management Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many apparel & textile marketing management graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Master’s Degree	10
Graduate Certificate	2

What Apparel and Textile Marketing Management Majors Need to Know

O*NET surveyed people in occupations related to apparel and textile marketing management and asked them what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important for their jobs. The responses were rated on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being most important.

Knowledge Areas for Apparel and Textile Marketing Management Majors

This major prepares you for careers in which these knowledge areas are important:

• Sales and Marketing - Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Skills for Apparel and Textile Marketing Management Majors

apparel and textile marketing management majors are found most commonly in careers in which the following skills are important:

• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Negotiation - Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
• Persuasion - Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.

Abilities for Apparel and Textile Marketing Management Majors

Apparel and Textile Marketing Management majors often go into careers where the following abilities are vital:

• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

What Can You Do With a Apparel and Textile Marketing Management Major?

People with a apparel and textile marketing management degree often go into the following careers:

Job Title	Job Growth Rate	Median Salary
Marketing Managers	10.1%	$134,290

Who Is Getting a Master’s Degree in Apparel and Textile Marketing Management?

The major attracts more women than men. About 80% of the recent graduates in this field are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of apparel and textile marketing management majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Geographic Diversity

Students from other countries are interested in Apparel and Textile Marketing Management, too. About 50.0% of those with this major are international students.

Amount of Education Required for Careers Related to Apparel and Textile Marketing Management

Some careers associated with apparel and textile marketing management require an advanced degree while some may not even require a bachelor’s. Whatever the case may be, pursuing more education usually means that more career options will be available to you.

How much schooling do you really need to compete in today’s job market? People currently working in careers related to apparel and textile marketing management have obtained the following education levels.

Education Level	Percentage of Workers
Less than a High School Diploma	6.3%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)	11.2%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)	4.7%
Some College Courses	5.3%
Associate’s Degree (or other 2-year degree)	6.9%
Bachelor’s Degree	47.8%
Master’s Degree	14.1%
Post-Master’s Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Master’s degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees at the doctoral level.	0.5%
First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession.	6.1%

Online Apparel and Textile Marketing Management Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	20	0
Certificate (2-4 Years)	1	0
Associate’s Degree	29	1
Bachelor’s Degree	2	0
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	6	1
Post-Master’s	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Majors Related to Apparel and Textile Marketing Management

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to apparel and textile marketing management.

Major	Number of Grads
General Apparel & Textiles	1,873
Apparel & Textile Manufacture	303
Fashion & Fabric Consultant	39
Other Apparel & Textiles	35
Textile Science	4

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020
• Image Credit: By Elisa.rolle under License

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