Bachelor's+10% vs national median179 grads tracked
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft at University of Oklahoma
Ranked 42nd of 216 bachelor's programs in Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$28,898
middle 50%: $22,569 – $39,129
Median · 5 years out
$47,392
middle 50%: $35,298 – $65,848
Median · 10 years out
$76,958
middle 50%: $49,171 – $105,799
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 $29k in their first year. Median pay reaches $77k after ten years.
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
8.6 yrs
≈ $10,917 total interest
Same major at other universities
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
CUNY Hunter College
$47,492 · 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
Macalester College
$46,663 · 5 yrs out
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