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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Costume Design (Income $75-$110k)

8 Ranked Colleges
28 Degrees Awarded
$32,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Costume Design Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Costume Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Costume Design is the 1061st most popular major in the country with 80 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 28 costume design graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Costume Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in costume design. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent costume design programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the costume design program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Costume Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Costume Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Costume Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Costume Design (Income $75-$110k)

#1

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Costume Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Webster University landed the #1 spot on the list. Webster is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Webster also made our “Best Costume Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Webster University is $24,584 for bachelor’s degree costume design students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Costume Design at Webster

#2

Stephens College

Columbia, Missouri
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Costume Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephens College landed the #2 spot on the list. Stephens College is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s costume design degrees to qualified students.

Stephens not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Costume Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Stephens College is $26,885 for Bachelor’s Degree Costume Design students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Costume Design at Stephens College

#3

Carthage College

Kenosha, Wisconsin
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Costume Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Carthage College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s costume design students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree costume design students whose families make $75-$110k list, Carthage has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Costume Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Carthage is $28,335 for Bachelor’s Degree Costume Design students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Costume Design at Carthage College

#4

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle, Washington
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Seattle Pacific University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Costume Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k. Seattle Pacific University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SPU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Costume Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SPU is $29,341 for Bachelor’s Degree Costume Design students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Seattle Pacific University Costume Design Report

#5

Bennington College

Bennington, Vermont
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bennington College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Costume Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k. This small school is located in Bennington, Vermont, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s costume design degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree costume design students whose families make $75-$110k list, Bennington has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Costume Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $27,823 for bachelor’s degree costume design students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Bennington College.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Costume Design at Bennington

#6

Marymount Manhattan College

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

Marymount Manhattan College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Costume Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Marymount Manhattan College is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s costume design degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MMC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Costume Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend MMC is $37,622 for Bachelor’s Degree Costume Design students whose families make $75-$110k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Costume Design at Marymount Manhattan College

#6 in overall quality

FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Costume Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. FIDM Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s costume design degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree costume design students whose families make $75-$110k list, FIDM Los Angeles has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Costume Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles is $45,466 for Bachelor’s Degree Costume Design students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full FIDM Los Angeles Costume Design Report

#8

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#8 in overall quality

Academy of Art University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Costume Design Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Academy of Art University is a private for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University also took the #8 spot in our “Best Costume Design Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Academy of Art University is $36,626 for bachelor’s degree costume design students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Costume Design at Academy of Art University

Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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