2026 Best Value Costume Design Schools in Pennsylvania
[Costume Design](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/drama-and-theater-arts/costume-design/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for costume design students.
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2026 Best Value Costume Design Schools in Pennsylvania
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in costume design, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Costume Design Schools
Our analysis ranked Carnegie Mellon University the best value for a degree in costume design in Pennsylvania. Set in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University is a large private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $65,636. Costume Design graduates carry a median of $25,000 in student loans. 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. Roughly 12% of applicants are accepted.
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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 · 1 school 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).
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