Bachelor's+11% vs national median506 grads tracked
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft at University of North Texas
Ranked 37th of 216 bachelor's programs in Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$30,522
middle 50%: $23,089 – $41,577
Median · 5 years out
$47,872
middle 50%: $33,932 – $63,931
Median · 10 years out
$54,993
middle 50%: $43,164 – $71,839
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 $31k in their first year. Median salaries reach $48k after five 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
9.2 yrs
≈ $11,030 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Georgia
$48,791 · 5 yrs out
West Texas A&M University
$48,605 · 5 yrs out
James Madison University
$48,548 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$48,265 · 5 yrs out
Texas State University
$48,170 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$48,054 · 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 Oklahoma
$47,392 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Denver
$47,346 · 5 yrs out
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$137,306 · 5 yrs out
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$117,867 · 5 yrs out
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$110,650 · 5 yrs out
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$110,340 · 5 yrs out
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$104,483 · 5 yrs out
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$101,833 · 5 yrs out
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$99,334 · 5 yrs out
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$99,159 · 5 yrs out