Bachelor's-5% vs national median289 grads tracked
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft at Ohio University
Ranked 134th of 216 bachelor's programs in Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$26,125
middle 50%: $19,114 – $35,241
Median · 5 years out
$40,950
middle 50%: $28,084 – $52,678
Median · 10 years out
$49,855
middle 50%: $34,168 – $68,588
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 see a first-year median salary of $26k. This grows to $41k at year 5 and $50k at year 10.
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
≈ $13,249 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$41,357 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University Moorhead
$41,244 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Brockport
$41,244 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical College
$41,127 · 5 yrs out
Southern Oregon University
$41,063 · 5 yrs out
Missouri State University
$40,953 · 5 yrs out
Fort Lewis College
$40,944 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$40,922 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York College at Potsdam
$40,793 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Connecticut State University
$40,729 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Albany
$40,729 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina -Greensboro
$40,696 · 5 yrs out
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$196,708 · 5 yrs out
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$162,461 · 5 yrs out
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$130,918 · 5 yrs out
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$112,107 · 5 yrs out
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$111,028 · 5 yrs out
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$110,763 · 5 yrs out
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$109,817 · 5 yrs out
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$103,276 · 5 yrs out
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$97,169 · 5 yrs out
Marketing (Certificate)
$97,133 · 5 yrs out
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$96,791 · 5 yrs out
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$96,791 · 5 yrs out