I agree with @supergirlsmom. We also know several people who are making a good living in the field. One of them worked in live theatre before joining Game of Thrones, so there is a slightly different crossover. BFA programs are all about preparing you to work right out of undergrad. Every program we looked at expected you to work in the summers (and the professors have contacts to help make that happen, as they tend to be working professionals themselves). The schools also tend to keep the costume design & technology classes very small, so it’s not like they’re churning out way too many for the jobs that exist. Like supergirl, my D will be a freshman costume designer this fall, and I feel comfortable that she’ll find work. It’s very cool to feel that way about a kid heading into a career in the arts!