Bachelor's+10% vs national median255 grads tracked
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft at Loyola University Chicago
Ranked 44th of 216 bachelor's programs in Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$29,747
middle 50%: $21,201 – $41,595
Median · 5 years out
$47,329
middle 50%: $34,107 – $64,104
Median · 10 years out
$57,248
middle 50%: $40,342 – $82,614
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Drama/Theatre Arts graduates at Loyola University Chicago start with a $30k median salary. Earnings grow to $57k by year ten.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
9.2 yrs
≈ $11,180 total interest
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$47,872 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$47,718 · 5 yrs out
University of Lynchburg
$47,574 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$47,492 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$47,392 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Denver
$47,346 · 5 yrs out
Stephen F Austin State University
$47,148 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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University of Houston
$46,728 · 5 yrs out
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$46,663 · 5 yrs out
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$46,663 · 5 yrs out
Utah State University
$46,532 · 5 yrs out
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