Bachelor's+27% vs national median212 grads tracked
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft at New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York
Ranked 7th of 216 bachelor's programs in Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$37,430
middle 50%: $26,197 – $53,485
Median · 5 years out
$54,656
middle 50%: $37,187 – $82,210
Median · 10 years out
$79,787
middle 50%: $55,817 – $116,180
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 earn a median of $37k in their first year. Ten-year earnings for this program reach approximately $80k.
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
7.5 yrs
≈ $8,985 total interest
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University of Texas at Austin
$63,955 · 5 yrs out
Randolph College
$58,659 · 5 yrs out
Randolph - Macon College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$56,312 · 5 yrs out
Saint John's University
$56,170 · 5 yrs out
Saint Olaf College
$55,335 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at El Paso
$54,615 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Arlington
$54,208 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$52,542 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$52,447 · 5 yrs out
Connecticut College
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$51,670 · 5 yrs out
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