Bachelor's+3% vs national median466 grads tracked
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft at Indiana University - Bloomington
Ranked 75th of 216 bachelor's programs in Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$27,465
middle 50%: $19,945 – $38,257
Median · 5 years out
$44,542
middle 50%: $30,206 – $61,398
Median · 10 years out
$61,951
middle 50%: $44,158 – $92,559
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 Arts graduates from Indiana University - Bloomington start at a median $27.5k. Median pay grows to $62k by year 10.
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
≈ $11,862 total interest
Same major at other universities
Brigham Young University - Idaho
$45,075 · 5 yrs out
Illinois State University
$44,849 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
$44,849 · 5 yrs out
University of Iowa
$44,737 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$44,724 · 5 yrs out
Oklahoma State University
$44,592 · 5 yrs out
College of William & Mary
$44,463 · 5 yrs out
University of Hartford
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Buffalo
$44,398 · 5 yrs out
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
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$185,244 · 5 yrs out
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$162,623 · 5 yrs out
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$154,557 · 5 yrs out
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$150,773 · 5 yrs out
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$132,457 · 5 yrs out
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$120,596 · 5 yrs out
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$115,056 · 5 yrs out
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$110,151 · 5 yrs out
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$110,151 · 5 yrs out
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$109,526 · 5 yrs out
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$109,070 · 5 yrs out