2027 Best Value Costume Design Schools in Pennsylvania
[Costume Design](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/drama-and-theater-arts/costume-design/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 1 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for costume design students.
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2027 Best Value Costume Design Schools in Pennsylvania
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
Leading the list is Carnegie Mellon University, our #1 best value for costume design in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University is a large private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $65,636. Costume Design graduates carry a median of $25,000 in student loans. Early-career costume design graduates make about $27,391. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Carnegie Mellon University admits about 12% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 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 one ranked school 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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