2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Costume Design (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Costume Design Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Far Western US region, there were 39 costume design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 costume design graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Costume Design Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in costume design. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality costume design programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the costume design program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Costume Design Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree costume design students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Costume Design (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

California Institute of the Arts

Valencia, California

$53,466 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Institute of the Arts. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Costume Design Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. California Institute of the Arts is a small school located in Valencia, California that handed out 3 masters’s costume design degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CalArts, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Costume Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California Institute of the Arts are $53,466, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full CalArts Costume Design Report

#2

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California

#1 in overall quality

$27,688 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Academy of Art University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Costume Design Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 12 masters’s costume design degrees in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Costume Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Academy of Art University are $27,688, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Costume Design at Academy of Art University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Costume Design (Income $30-$48k)

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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