2026 Best Value Costume Design Schools in the New England Region
[Costume Design](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/drama-and-theater-arts/costume-design/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 1 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for costume design students.
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2026 Best Value Costume Design Schools in the New England Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in costume design, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Costume Design Schools
For return on investment in costume design, no school beat Bennington College this year. Set in the town of Bennington, Bennington College is a small private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $66,262 in tuition and fees. Costume Design graduates carry a median of $26,445 in student loans. Costume Design graduates of Bennington College earn a median of $16,579 early in their careers. Set against $26,445 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 44% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, 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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