Bachelor's+2% vs national median193 grads tracked
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft at University of Illinois Chicago
Ranked 85th of 216 bachelor's programs in Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$28,244
middle 50%: $20,463 – $37,891
Median · 5 years out
$43,798
middle 50%: $30,804 – $61,209
Median · 10 years out
$62,818
middle 50%: $38,771 – $87,772
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 and theatre graduates earn a median $63k after 10 years. The initial year one salary is $28k.
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
9.4 yrs
≈ $11,828 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
Augsburg University
$44,186 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$44,153 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
$44,030 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$44,012 · 5 yrs out
University of Arizona (The)
$43,948 · 5 yrs out
Francis Marion University
$43,784 · 5 yrs out
Fitchburg State University
$43,539 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Oregon University
$43,497 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$43,497 · 5 yrs out
Liberty University
$43,463 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - LaCrosse
$43,304 · 5 yrs out
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$203,383 · 5 yrs out
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$155,322 · 5 yrs out
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$152,674 · 5 yrs out
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$149,199 · 5 yrs out
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$143,939 · 5 yrs out
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$133,429 · 5 yrs out
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$123,770 · 5 yrs out
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$117,024 · 5 yrs out
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