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Bachelor's+3% vs national median190 grads tracked

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft at CUNY Brooklyn College

Ranked 81st of 216 bachelor's programs in Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$31,905
middle 50%: $23,441 – $47,119
Median · 5 years out
$44,153
middle 50%: $32,964 – $62,322
Median · 10 years out
$66,514
middle 50%: $47,119 – $89,578

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

Graduates of CUNY Brooklyn College's bachelor's program in Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft earn a median $31,905 one year after graduating, rising to $66,514 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 3% above the national median of $43,047 for this field, ranking 81st of 216 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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Paid off in
9 yrs
≈ $11,102 total interest

Same major at other universities

Indiana University - Bloomington
$44,542 · 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
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
University of Illinois Chicago
$43,798 · 5 yrs out
Francis Marion University
$43,784 · 5 yrs out
Fitchburg State University
$43,539 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at CUNY Brooklyn College

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$108,220 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$108,116 · 5 yrs out
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology (Master's)
$104,245 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$104,001 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$102,614 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$100,222 · 5 yrs out
Applied Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$99,994 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$94,983 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$93,682 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$88,532 · 5 yrs out
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (Master's)
$85,965 · 5 yrs out
Computer Software and Media Applications (Bachelor's)
$85,664 · 5 yrs out

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