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Bachelor's+10% vs national median290 grads tracked

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft at CUNY Hunter College

Ranked 41st of 216 bachelor's programs in Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$35,263
middle 50%: $24,850 – $50,831
Median · 5 years out
$47,492
middle 50%: $30,393 – $68,920
Median · 10 years out
$60,895
middle 50%: $35,184 – $89,126

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 Hunter College's bachelor's program in Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft earn a median $35,263 one year after graduating, rising to $60,895 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 10% above the national median of $43,047 for this field, ranking 41st 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
8.7 yrs
≈ $10,247 total interest

Same major at other universities

Texas State University
$48,170 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$48,054 · 5 yrs out
University of North Texas
$47,872 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Madison
$47,718 · 5 yrs out
University of North Georgia
$47,705 · 5 yrs out
University of Lynchburg
$47,574 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$47,392 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Denver
$47,346 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$47,329 · 5 yrs out
Stephen F Austin State University
$47,148 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$46,777 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$46,728 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at CUNY Hunter College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$119,206 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Bachelor's)
$111,026 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$107,101 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$103,243 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$99,747 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$99,499 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$99,499 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Master's)
$98,392 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Master's)
$95,890 · 5 yrs out
Statistics (Bachelor's)
$93,187 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$91,424 · 5 yrs out
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Bachelor's)
$89,536 · 5 yrs out

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