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Bachelor's-3% vs national median256 grads tracked

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft at Winthrop University

Ranked 122nd of 216 bachelor's programs in Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$26,837
middle 50%: $20,772 – $34,697
Median · 5 years out
$41,610
middle 50%: $31,073 – $53,091
Median · 10 years out
$50,812
middle 50%: $37,706 – $67,095

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 Winthrop University's bachelor's program in Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft earn a median $26,837 one year after graduating, rising to $50,812 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 3% below the national median of $43,047 for this field, ranking 122nd 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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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
10.5 yrs
≈ $12,921 total interest

Same major at other universities

Miami University
$41,857 · 5 yrs out
University of Northern Iowa
$41,775 · 5 yrs out
Central Connecticut State University
$41,766 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mesa University
$41,695 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts at Boston
$41,695 · 5 yrs out
Utah Valley University
$41,695 · 5 yrs out
Wright State University
$41,591 · 5 yrs out
College of Charleston
$41,435 · 5 yrs out
Fayetteville State University
$41,424 · 5 yrs out
Fairmont State University
$41,424 · 5 yrs out
University of Oregon
$41,401 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$41,357 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Winthrop University

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$90,007 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$82,573 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$82,573 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$67,797 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
Psychology (Master's)
$65,387 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$65,226 · 5 yrs out
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences (Master's)
$64,402 · 5 yrs out
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$61,969 · 5 yrs out

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