Bachelor's+18% vs national median773 grads tracked
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft at University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Ranked 19th of 216 bachelor's programs in Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$37,149
middle 50%: $25,683 – $53,502
Median · 5 years out
$50,759
middle 50%: $33,879 – $80,002
Median · 10 years out
$65,026
middle 50%: $42,235 – $91,670
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 graduates from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts earn $37k initially. Ten-year median earnings reach $65k.
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
8.1 yrs
≈ $9,535 total interest
Same major at other universities
Texas A&M University
$51,670 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$51,627 · 5 yrs out
Binghamton University
$51,537 · 5 yrs out
Mary Baldwin University
$51,537 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Purchase
$51,404 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Gustavus Adolphus College
$50,676 · 5 yrs out
Texas Tech University
$50,539 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$49,494 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
$49,399 · 5 yrs out
Texas Woman's University
$49,399 · 5 yrs out
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$56,339 · 5 yrs out
Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Bachelor's)
$54,796 · 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
Dance (Bachelor's)
$37,897 · 5 yrs out