Bachelor's+32% vs national median35 grads tracked
Dance at College of Charleston
Ranked 8th of 64 bachelor's programs in Dance by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$41,964
middle 50%: $27,237 – $61,332
Median · 5 years out
$56,877
middle 50%: $40,342 – $143,232
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Dance (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Graduates of College of Charleston's bachelor's program in Dance earn a median $41,964 one year after graduating, rising to $56,877 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 32% above the national median of $43,047 for this field, ranking 8th of 64 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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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
7.4 yrs
≈ $8,396 total interest
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Stephen F Austin State University
$63,170 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Texas State University
$62,314 · 5 yrs out
Agnes Scott College
$61,827 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
$61,121 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Arizona State University
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Texas Tech University
$55,137 · 5 yrs out
Texas Woman's University
$54,919 · 5 yrs out
University of Iowa
$51,761 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$50,050 · 5 yrs out
Saint Olaf College
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
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$121,352 · 5 yrs out
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$99,015 · 5 yrs out
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$96,281 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$95,876 · 5 yrs out
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$89,880 · 5 yrs out
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$89,476 · 5 yrs out
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Economics (Bachelor's)
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$75,391 · 5 yrs out
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$73,075 · 5 yrs out
International Business (Bachelor's)
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