Bachelor's+17% vs national median220 grads tracked
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft at Texas Tech University
Ranked 21st of 216 bachelor's programs in Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$28,834
middle 50%: $21,257 – $39,793
Median · 5 years out
$50,539
middle 50%: $34,630 – $65,458
Median · 10 years out
$61,332
middle 50%: $45,525 – $79,944
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/Theatre Arts graduates earn $29k in their first year. Median salaries reach $61k 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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
8.8 yrs
≈ $10,775 total interest
Same major at other universities
Binghamton University
$51,537 · 5 yrs out
Mary Baldwin University
$51,537 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Purchase
$51,404 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
$50,759 · 5 yrs out
Gustavus Adolphus College
$50,676 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
$49,855 · 5 yrs out
University of Connecticut
$49,494 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
$49,399 · 5 yrs out
Texas Woman's University
$49,399 · 5 yrs out
Weber State University
$49,399 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$49,186 · 5 yrs out
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