Bachelor's-4% vs national median311 grads tracked
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft at Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical College
Ranked 131st of 216 bachelor's programs in Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$26,262
middle 50%: $20,178 – $33,997
Median · 5 years out
$41,127
middle 50%: $28,076 – $53,899
Median · 10 years out
$53,781
middle 50%: $38,279 – $73,299
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 LSU earn $26k in their first year. Median salaries rise to $41k by year five and $54k 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
10.3 yrs
≈ $12,983 total interest
Same major at other universities
Fayetteville State University
$41,424 · 5 yrs out
Fairmont State University
$41,424 · 5 yrs out
University of Oregon
$41,401 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$41,357 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University Moorhead
$41,244 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Brockport
$41,244 · 5 yrs out
Southern Oregon University
$41,063 · 5 yrs out
Missouri State University
$40,953 · 5 yrs out
Ohio University
$40,950 · 5 yrs out
Fort Lewis College
$40,944 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$40,922 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York College at Potsdam
$40,793 · 5 yrs out
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