Bachelor's+20% vs national median191 grads tracked
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft at University of Virginia
Ranked 14th of 216 bachelor's programs in Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,419
middle 50%: $23,367 – $46,179
Median · 5 years out
$51,627
middle 50%: $37,454 – $66,732
Median · 10 years out
$68,450
middle 50%: $50,767 – $101,061
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 from the University of Virginia earn a median of $33k initially. Ten-year earnings reach $68k.
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
8.2 yrs
≈ $9,893 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Texas at El Paso
$54,615 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Arlington
$54,208 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$52,542 · 5 yrs out
University of Cincinnati
$52,447 · 5 yrs out
Connecticut College
$52,165 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$51,670 · 5 yrs out
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
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