2024 Best Costume Design Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Costume Design degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #1122 out of the 1506 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

There was only one school in the Middle Atlantic Region to review for the 2024 Best Costume Design Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Costume Design Schools List

Pick Your Costume Design Degree Level

The costume design school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Costume Design Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Costume Design in the Middle Atlantic Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the costume design degree levels they offer.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Costume Design

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Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

50.0% Growth in Graduates

Carnegie Mellon University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in costume design. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh.More information about a degree in costume design from Carnegie Mellon University

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Marymount Manhattan College
New York, NY

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Marymount Manhattan College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in costume design. Located in the city of New York, MMC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a degree in costume design from Marymount Manhattan College

Best Costume Design Colleges by State

Explore the best costume design colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	2
Pennsylvania	978	4

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Rankings in Majors Related to Costume Design

One of 11 majors within the Drama & Theater Arts area of study, Costume Design has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Costume Design

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theater Arts	2,138
Acting	587
Other Dramatic/Theatre Arts & Stagecraft	549
Musical Theater	331
Theater Design & Technology	183
Playwriting & Screenwriting	179
Directing & Theatrical Production	99
Theatre Literature, History & Criticism	7

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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