Bachelor's-10% vs national median170 grads tracked
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Ranked 181st of 216 bachelor's programs in Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$25,070
middle 50%: $18,889 – $32,609
Median · 5 years out
$38,814
middle 50%: $27,684 – $53,826
Median · 10 years out
$51,223
middle 50%: $35,686 – $62,818
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 and Stagecraft students at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale earn a median of $25k initially. Ten-year median earnings for this bachelor's degree are $51k.
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
10.9 yrs
≈ $13,848 total interest
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$39,058 · 5 yrs out
Kennesaw State University
$39,014 · 5 yrs out
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$38,967 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)
$38,967 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$38,861 · 5 yrs out
Grambling State University
$38,842 · 5 yrs out
St. Cloud State University
$38,692 · 5 yrs out
University of Wyoming
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University of Southern Indiana
$38,279 · 5 yrs out
Columbus State University
$37,984 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Missouri
$37,867 · 5 yrs out
University of Southern Maine
$37,592 · 5 yrs out
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