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Bachelor's-12% vs national median162 grads tracked

Dance at University of North Carolina School of the Arts

Ranked 54th of 64 bachelor's programs in Dance by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$24,926
middle 50%: $18,888 – $32,305
Median · 5 years out
$37,897
middle 50%: $25,294 – $52,636
Median · 10 years out
$56,312
middle 50%: $31,758 – $84,083

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Dance (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of University of North Carolina School of the Arts's bachelor's program in Dance earn a median $24,926 one year after graduating, rising to $56,312 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 12% below the national median of $43,047 for this field, ranking 54th of 64 reporting programs.

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
10.7 yrs
≈ $13,773 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Cincinnati
$40,037 · 5 yrs out
Kent State University
$39,975 · 5 yrs out
University of Oregon
$39,655 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Purchase
$38,925 · 5 yrs out
Columbia College
$38,771 · 5 yrs out
East Carolina University
$38,416 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
$37,439 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Commonwealth University
$37,198 · 5 yrs out
Wright State University
$35,591 · 5 yrs out
Shenandoah University
$35,591 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$34,473 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
$34,252 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at University of North Carolina School of the Arts

Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$56,339 · 5 yrs out
Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Bachelor's)
$54,796 · 5 yrs out
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor's)
$50,759 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Bachelor's)
$49,299 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Certificate)
$43,271 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts, General (Certificate)
$43,271 · 5 yrs out
Music (Bachelor's)
$38,895 · 5 yrs out

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