WhatGradsMake

What Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft grads make

Every university with official Census earnings for this field, ranked by 5-year median salary.

Bachelor's

national median $43,047 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1University of Texas at AustinTX$53,032$63,955$66,338+49%
2Randolph CollegeVA$24,348$58,659+36%
3Randolph - Macon CollegeVA$29,388$56,877+32%
4College of Staten Island/CUNYNY$39,163$56,312+31%
5Saint John's UniversityMN$38,509$56,170+30%
6Saint Olaf CollegeMN$29,948$55,335$54,051+29%
7New York City College of Technology of the City University of New YorkNY$37,430$54,656$79,787+27%
8University of Texas at El PasoTX$38,050$54,615$54,757+27%
9University of Texas at ArlingtonTX$35,315$54,208$60,076+26%
10State University of New York at Stony BrookNY$33,947$52,542$71,649+22%
11University of CincinnatiOH$37,968$52,447$62,818+22%
12Connecticut CollegeCT$36,903$52,165+21%
13Texas A&M UniversityTX$35,910$51,670$60,304+20%
14University of VirginiaVA$33,419$51,627$68,450+20%
15Mary Baldwin UniversityVA$30,647$51,537$51,223+20%
16Binghamton UniversityNY$26,571$51,537$69,841+20%
17SUNY College at PurchaseNY$32,455$51,404$67,188+19%
18Pennsylvania State University (The)PA$32,300$51,223$65,382+19%
19University of North Carolina School of the ArtsNC$37,149$50,759$65,026+18%
20Gustavus Adolphus CollegeMN$27,670$50,676+18%
21Texas Tech UniversityTX$28,834$50,539$61,332+17%
22Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityVA$28,596$49,855$65,122+16%
23University of ConnecticutCT$30,367$49,494$61,827+15%
24University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyTX$32,460$49,399$58,787+15%
25Texas Woman's UniversityTX$31,275$49,399$59,848+15%
26Weber State UniversityUT$29,599$49,399+15%
27University of MichiganMI$33,337$49,186$65,819+14%
28Lamar UniversityTX$32,972$48,984$48,487+14%
29Elmhurst UniversityIL$33,372$48,908$54,051+14%
30University of North Carolina - Chapel HillNC$31,621$48,821$65,743+13%
31University of GeorgiaGA$30,686$48,791$56,134+13%
32West Texas A&M UniversityTX$27,204$48,605$65,590+13%
33James Madison UniversityVA$29,363$48,548$58,753+13%
34CUNY Queens CollegeNY$29,948$48,265$64,578+12%
35Texas State UniversityTX$30,990$48,170$60,877+12%
36University of Massachusetts - AmherstMA$29,307$48,054$60,219+12%
37University of North TexasTX$30,522$47,872$54,993+11%
38University of Wisconsin - MadisonWI$28,969$47,718$63,287+11%
39University of North GeorgiaGA$24,204$47,705+11%
40University of LynchburgVA$21,427$47,574$56,877+11%
41CUNY Hunter CollegeNY$35,263$47,492$60,895+10%
42University of OklahomaOK$28,898$47,392$76,958+10%
43University of Colorado DenverCO$33,372$47,346$59,187+10%
44Loyola University ChicagoIL$29,747$47,329$57,248+10%
45Stephen F Austin State UniversityTX$29,141$47,148$60,837+10%
46University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL$29,039$46,777$64,718+9%
47University of HoustonTX$31,545$46,728$58,284+9%
48Angelo State UniversityTX$27,005$46,663$59,848+8%
49Macalester CollegeMN$23,524$46,663$54,051+8%
50Utah State UniversityUT$26,274$46,532+8%
51Metropolitan State UniversityMN$35,391$46,497$56,473+8%
52University of AlabamaAL$27,343$46,480$62,818+8%
53Georgia College & State UniversityGA$26,866$46,471$52,765+8%
54Texas Southern UniversityTX$40,729$46,207$59,848+7%
55Sam Houston State UniversityTX$28,754$46,168$60,614+7%
56Charleston Southern UniversitySC$31,237$46,161$55,778+7%
57Concordia College - MoorheadMN$32,883$45,751$51,223+6%
58Texas A&M University - Corpus ChristiTX$32,219$45,751$64,718+6%
59Midwestern State UniversityTX$29,948$45,751$59,307+6%
60University of Wisconsin - River FallsWI$29,948$45,751+6%
61University of RichmondVA$28,622$45,751$69,841+6%
62University of UtahUT$28,920$45,591$59,848+6%
63University of Missouri - ColumbiaMO$27,394$45,480$71,441+6%
64University of Minnesota DuluthMN$29,127$45,351$56,877+5%
65George Mason UniversityVA$32,272$45,235$65,986+5%
66Western Connecticut State UniversityCT$30,051$45,181$56,473+5%
67Southern Connecticut State UniversityCT$33,162$45,171$54,306+5%
68DePaul UniversityIL$28,936$45,171$58,544+5%
69Brigham Young University - IdahoID$26,599$45,075+5%
70Illinois State UniversityIL$31,166$44,849$55,541+4%
71University of Wisconsin - WhitewaterWI$27,284$44,849$54,679+4%
72University of IowaIA$30,037$44,737$56,877+4%
73Arizona State UniversityAZ$30,233$44,724$56,711+4%
74Oklahoma State UniversityOK$26,197$44,592+4%
75Indiana University - BloomingtonIN$27,465$44,542$61,951+3%
76College of William & MaryVA$31,758$44,463$65,498+3%
77University of HartfordCT$29,587$44,398+3%
78State University of New York at BuffaloNY$27,786$44,398$55,389+3%
79University of Wisconsin - Eau ClaireWI$23,563$44,398$59,848+3%
80Augsburg UniversityMN$30,804$44,186$52,165+3%
81CUNY Brooklyn CollegeNY$31,905$44,153$66,514+3%
82State University of New York at PlattsburghNY$30,304$44,030$55,665+2%
83Purdue UniversityIN$31,630$44,012$54,857+2%
84University of Arizona (The)AZ$29,925$43,948$55,181+2%
85University of Illinois ChicagoIL$28,244$43,798$62,818+2%
86Francis Marion UniversitySC$24,926$43,784+2%
87Fitchburg State UniversityMA$27,582$43,539+1%
88University of South Carolina - ColumbiaSC$28,796$43,497$53,158+1%
89Eastern Oregon UniversityOR$23,193$43,497$60,590+1%
90Liberty UniversityVA$23,963$43,463+1%
91University of Wisconsin - LaCrosseWI$26,045$43,304$54,051+1%
92Prairie View Agricultural & Mechanical UniversityTX$34,840$43,047$58,5270%
93Hamline UniversityMN$33,078$43,0470%
94Western Oregon UniversityOR$30,143$43,047$45,7510%
95Colorado State UniversityCO$27,929$43,047$56,5240%
96Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaMN$27,394$43,047$49,8550%
97University of Missouri - Kansas CityMO$26,659$43,0470%
98University of Colorado BoulderCO$29,477$42,962$58,0090%
99Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA$27,940$42,946$52,9440%
100Metropolitan State University of DenverCO$28,379$42,923$46,1420%
101Tarleton State UniversityTX$33,275$42,853$55,7460%
102CUNY Lehman CollegeNY$34,840$42,822$58,659-1%
103University of Hawaii at ManoaHI$28,227$42,776$54,051-1%
104Millikin UniversityIL$27,647$42,728$54,857-1%
105SUNY College at GeneseoNY$29,124$42,660$58,858-1%
106Converse UniversitySC$22,572$42,596-1%
107State University of New York at New PaltzNY$27,650$42,414$57,372-1%
108Georgia Southwestern State UniversityGA$29,704$42,371-2%
109SUNY at FredoniaNY$26,800$42,322$51,994-2%
110University of ToledoOH$23,563$42,273$69,154-2%
111Northern Arizona UniversityAZ$28,187$42,246$52,479-2%
112University of Minnesota MorrisMN$25,504$42,235$48,487-2%
113University of New Orleans (The)LA$29,676$42,201$60,342-2%
114University of Northern ColoradoCO$29,547$42,181$53,150-2%
115University of Wisconsin - Green BayWI$27,333$42,016$51,223-2%
116Miami UniversityOH$25,118$41,857$57,726-3%
117University of Northern IowaIA$26,797$41,775$54,051-3%
118Central Connecticut State UniversityCT$29,410$41,766$52,283-3%
119Utah Valley UniversityUT$29,587$41,695-3%
120University of Massachusetts at BostonMA$28,703$41,695-3%
121Colorado Mesa UniversityCO$27,814$41,695$40,342-3%
122Winthrop UniversitySC$26,837$41,610$50,812-3%
123Wright State UniversityOH$28,122$41,591$56,443-3%
124College of CharlestonSC$26,435$41,435$53,956-4%
125Fayetteville State UniversityNC$24,348$41,424$47,289-4%
126Fairmont State UniversityWV$20,397$41,424-4%
127University of OregonOR$28,344$41,401$56,007-4%
128University of Alabama at BirminghamAL$30,170$41,357$54,051-4%
129SUNY College at BrockportNY$26,742$41,244$51,223-4%
130Minnesota State University MoorheadMN$25,889$41,244$55,181-4%
131Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeLA$26,262$41,127$53,781-4%
132Southern Oregon UniversityOR$28,824$41,063$54,757-5%
133Missouri State UniversityMO$26,281$40,953$48,487-5%
134Ohio UniversityOH$26,125$40,950$49,855-5%
135Fort Lewis CollegeCO$25,977$40,944-5%
136State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)NY$29,336$40,922$47,119-5%
137State University of New York College at PotsdamNY$24,657$40,793$49,095-5%
138State University of New York at AlbanyNY$26,791$40,729$57,248-5%
139Eastern Connecticut State UniversityCT$24,810$40,729-5%
140University of North Carolina -GreensboroNC$28,388$40,696$52,765-5%
141Portland State UniversityOR$30,129$40,596$49,539-6%
142Radford UniversityVA$27,357$40,568$51,223-6%
143Salem State UniversityMA$28,622$40,522$54,051-6%
144Ball State UniversityIN$28,373$40,514$53,032-6%
145University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN$27,971$40,482$56,595-6%
146East Carolina UniversityNC$28,474$40,417$57,427-6%
147Utah Tech UniversityUT$31,905$40,342-6%
148SUNY CortlandNY$25,504$40,342-6%
149Northwestern State UniversityLA$24,488$40,342$50,477-6%
150University of South DakotaSD$26,748$40,146$55,746-7%
151University of Wisconsin - Stevens PointWI$26,063$40,113$53,909-7%
152Ohio State University (The)OH$28,936$40,105$54,216-7%
153University of Wisconsin - ParksideWI$26,478$40,067$49,979-7%
154University of West GeorgiaGA$24,514$40,067$45,751-7%
155State University of New York at OneontaNY$25,504$40,037$56,069-7%
156University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeWI$28,622$40,029$51,550-7%
157Eastern Illinois UniversityIL$28,969$39,967$53,485-7%
158City College of New York - CUNYNY$29,141$39,935$50,591-7%
159Truman State UniversityMO$25,022$39,929$49,855-7%
160Minnesota State University, MankatoMN$27,908$39,919$59,105-7%
161Valdosta State UniversityGA$26,264$39,851$55,287-7%
162Northern Illinois UniversityIL$29,116$39,842$50,930-7%
163Appalachian State UniversityNC$26,772$39,827$51,223-7%
164Western Illinois UniversityIL$26,303$39,818$47,574-7%
165Coastal Carolina UniversitySC$25,788$39,776$53,279-8%
166Old Dominion UniversityVA$26,312$39,769$59,055-8%
167SUNY Buffalo State UniversityNY$27,184$39,752$47,802-8%
168West Virginia UniversityWV$25,421$39,679$46,746-8%
169Bowling Green State UniversityOH$24,843$39,618$53,107-8%
170North Greenville UniversitySC$26,742$39,425-8%
171Kent State UniversityOH$26,883$39,249$51,458-9%
172Georgia State UniversityGA$27,044$39,242$53,485-9%
173Southern Utah UniversityUT$26,818$39,242-9%
174Texas A&M University - CommerceTX$30,437$39,139$56,877-9%
175Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleIL$27,837$39,058$51,875-9%
176Kennesaw State UniversityGA$27,049$39,014$53,040-9%
177Dominican UniversityIL$37,592$38,967-9%
178University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)NC$26,533$38,967$52,745-9%
179Georgia Southern UniversityGA$26,335$38,861$48,791-10%
180Grambling State UniversityLA$30,143$38,842$57,619-10%
181Southern Illinois University at CarbondaleIL$25,070$38,814$51,223-10%
182St. Cloud State UniversityMN$30,804$38,692$58,659-10%
183University of WyomingWY$26,967$38,554$52,920-10%
184University of Southern IndianaIN$28,130$38,279$48,144-11%
185Columbus State UniversityGA$26,055$37,984$47,392-12%
186University of Central MissouriMO$26,096$37,867$51,223-12%
187Youngstown State UniversityOH$26,436$37,592$48,829-13%
188University of Southern MaineME$24,926$37,592$43,784-13%
189Emory & Henry CollegeVA$24,348$37,592$45,751-13%
190University of Missouri - Saint LouisMO$23,386$37,592-13%
191Indiana State UniversityIN$25,181$37,446$45,751-13%
192Northwest Missouri State UniversityMO$25,504$37,361-13%
193Purdue University Fort WayneIN$26,859$37,285$50,050-13%
194Young Harris CollegeGA$21,211$37,247-13%
195Shenandoah UniversityVA$25,399$37,225$51,223-14%
196Ferrum CollegeVA$23,193$37,132-14%
197University of North Carolina - CharlotteNC$29,116$37,002$51,929-14%
198University of North Carolina AshevilleNC$25,504$36,943$51,223-14%
199University of Montana (The)MT$22,193$36,903$55,111-14%
200University of Central OklahomaOK$29,807$36,674-15%
201Western Carolina UniversityNC$26,349$36,560$51,929-15%
202Cleveland State UniversityOH$28,057$35,986$45,365-16%
203Roanoke CollegeVA$33,372$35,666$53,767-17%
204Sweet Briar CollegeVA$27,582$35,298-18%
205Regent UniversityVA$28,969$35,233-18%
206Hollins UniversityVA$24,704$35,184-18%
207University of Akron (The)OH$31,317$35,145-18%
208University of Wisconsin - OshkoshWI$24,956$35,091$39,655-18%
209Adams State UniversityCO$26,154$34,840$49,582-19%
210College of Saint BenedictMN$25,504$34,840-19%
211Lewis UniversityIL$20,001$34,351-20%
212Indiana University - South BendIN$30,177$32,883$44,398-24%
213Furman UniversitySC$28,969$32,743$51,537-24%
214North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State UniversityNC$22,688$32,705$43,384-24%
215University of North Carolina at PembrokeNC$27,670$32,198-25%
216North Carolina Central UniversityNC$28,722$31,252$55,464-27%
217Clark Atlanta UniversityGA$41,115
218Bethany Lutheran CollegeMN$36,215
219Limestone UniversitySC$33,078
220Spelman CollegeGA$32,198
221Concordia University - Saint PaulMN$31,905
222University of MaineME$27,929
223Bethel UniversityMN$26,764
224Missouri Western State UniversityMO$25,793
225South Carolina State UniversitySC$25,256

Associate

national median $37,897 · 5 yrs
#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Nassau Community CollegeNY$30,731$49,855$55,746+32%
2Grayson CollegeTX$28,969$41,695+10%
3Western Wyoming Community CollegeWY$22,038$39,655$40,342+5%
4Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMN$26,890$37,897$45,2100%
5Suffolk County Community CollegeNY$24,514$37,897$50,9190%
6San Antonio CollegeTX$20,737$37,592-1%
7Snow CollegeUT$26,134$36,674-3%
8Sinclair Community CollegeOH$27,814$34,840$41,964-8%
9Casper CollegeWY$24,348$33,604$47,119-11%
10Central Wyoming CollegeWY$28,227$31,905$43,047-16%
11Austin Community CollegeTX$31,578
12Normandale Community CollegeMN$29,948
13Northern Oklahoma CollegeOK$29,458
14CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeNY$26,752
15Queensborough Community College-CUNYNY$24,348

Certificate (1-2 years)

#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1Bossier Parish Community CollegeLA$30,437$28,536
2University of CincinnatiOH$27,338

Certificate (under 1 year)

#University1 yr5 yrs10 yrsvs national
1University of Massachusetts - AmherstMA$31,637$55,935