Overview

Costume Design students acquire production experience necessary for their degree and simultaneously build exciting, varied portfolios. The combination conceptual work in the design classroom coupled with practical shop and stage work creates a unique opportunity for artistic and professional growth. Our curricular sequence aims to improve each student’s artistic skills. Students majoring in Costume Design at Webster University pair design classes with fine arts courses throughout their time at Webster.

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Design students enrich their studies by working with our professional partners. Many students opt also to study abroad or do an internship during their third or fourth year at Webster.

Our BFA degree in Costume Design is one of the most respected in the country, and our graduates have gone on to successful careers in costume design for theater, film and television. Our rigorous and comprehensive program provides students with the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in the competitive field of costume design. Our Costume Design program has a long list of impressive graduates who now design for Broadway, television, award shows and regional theatres across the country, including “Law & Order SVU (NBC)," “Prodigal Son (FOX)," “Saturday Night Live,” Stages in St. Louis, and on Broadway, with productions including “Slave Play,” “Hadestown,” “The Prom,” “Cabaret,” “On Your Feet,” “Beetlejuice” and “Bronx Tale.”

Sargent Conservatory’s training program benefits from several professional partnerships, including collaborations with the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, St. Louis Shakespeare Festival and The Muny. We share our costume shops with The Rep and with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. We are able to offer students unparalleled opportunities to work alongside professional theatre artists, stage managers, directors and designers in the city’s thriving theatre scene.

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Programme Structure

Courses included:

Drawing
Dance
Figure Drawing for Theatre
Design Concepts
History of Theatre: Greeks to Elizabethan

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Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-06-02 00:00:00

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Starting 2026-08-18 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-19 00:00:00

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The deadline to apply as an international student is approximately ten weeks before the first day of classes for each term.

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Webster Groves, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

Proof of English Proficiency

Official Transcripts, Copy of Diploma, English Translation

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International Transfer Students (within USA)

Special Program Requirement

Letter of Recommendation (On Request)

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

33360 USD / year

≈ 33360 USD / year
Out-of-State

33360 USD / year

≈ 33360 USD / year
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In-State

33360 USD / year

≈ 33360 USD / year

Living costs

Webster Groves

United States

800 - 1300 USD / month

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