2025 Best Costume Design Schools
6
Colleges in the United States
47
Costume Design Degrees Awarded
Costume Design degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #1122 out of the 1506 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Costume Design Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 47 degrees in costume design to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Costume Design School
The costume design program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Costume Design rankings. We derive our Best Overall Costume Design School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Costume Design Rankings by Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Costume Design Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Costume Design in the United States
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the costume design degree levels they offer.
Top Schools in Costume Design
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In PA
Any student pursuing a degree in costume design needs to take a look at Carnegie Mellon University. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.
There were roughly 1 costume design students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in costume design from Carnegie Mellon University
California Institute of the Arts is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in costume design. Located in the large suburb of Valencia, CalArts is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a degree in costume design from California Institute of the Arts
Webster University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in costume design. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #273 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Webster is a great university overall.
There were approximately 6 costume design students who graduated with this degree at Webster in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in costume design from Webster University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In VT
It's hard to beat Bennington College if you want to pursue a degree in costume design. Bennington is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Bennington. This college ranks 3rd out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Vermont.
There were approximately 2 costume design students who graduated with this degree at Bennington in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in costume design from Bennington College
Located in the large city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 47th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 15 costume design students who graduated with this degree at Academy of Art University in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in costume design from Academy of Art University
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