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2026 Best Value Costume Design Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

[Costume Design](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/drama-and-theater-arts/costume-design/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for costume design students.

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• Best Value Costume Design Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2026 Best Value Costume Design Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the costume design degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Costume Design Schools

1

Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA

$65,636 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,000 Avg Student Debt

$114,862 Median Earnings (10yr)

Our analysis ranked Carnegie Mellon University the best value for a degree in costume design in the Middle Atlantic Region. Set in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University is a large private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $65,636 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $25,000 to complete the costume design program here. Costume Design graduates of Carnegie Mellon University earn a median of $27,391 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $25,000 median debt. Carnegie Mellon University admits about 12% of applicants.

2

Marymount Manhattan College
New York, NY

$41,870 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,000 Avg Student Debt

$49,131 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in costume design will find it at Marymount Manhattan College, which ranked #2. Set in the city of New York, Marymount Manhattan College is a small private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $41,870 in tuition and fees. Costume Design graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans. Early-career costume design graduates make about $30,533. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 83%.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.