Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.

Master's Degree•146 Institutions

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.

Annual Full Cost vs. Median Earnings

Each dot represents one program at an institution. Shows the spread of annual sticker price (or net price if sticker price is unavailable) vs earnings 4 years post-grad.

Field Median ($49,302)

P25-P75 Interval ($37,495 - $53,881)

HS Baseline ($35,872)

Breakeven Line (0% ROI)

Institution	State	Earnings	Avg Net Price	Median Debt	Lifetime Value Added
CUNY Graduate School and University Center ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. New York	NY	$77,516 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	- /yr	-	+$43k
Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe	AZ	- Nat: $49,978	$14,967 /yr	-	-$0
University of Arizona Tucson	AZ	- Nat: $49,978	$16,674 /yr	-	-$0
Academy of Art University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. San Francisco	CA	- Nat: $49,978	$40,613 /yr	$104,875	-$0
Azusa Pacific University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Azusa	CA	- Nat: $49,978	$22,212 /yr	-	-$0
California State University-Long Beach Long Beach	CA	- Nat: $49,978	$10,440 /yr	-	-$0
California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles	CA	- Nat: $49,978	$3,967 /yr	-	-$0
University of California-Davis Davis	CA	- Nat: $49,978	$14,741 /yr	-	-$0
University of California-Irvine Irvine	CA	- Nat: $49,978	$14,251 /yr	-	-$0
University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara	CA	- Nat: $49,978	$16,109 /yr	-	-$0
National University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. San Diego	CA	- Nat: $49,978	$22,878 /yr	-	-$0
Pepperdine University Malibu	CA	- Nat: $49,978	$58,098 /yr	-	-$0
University of San Diego San Diego	CA	- Nat: $49,978	$30,365 /yr	-	-$0
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder	CO	- Nat: $49,978	$25,346 /yr	-	-$0
University of Connecticut Storrs	CT	- Nat: $49,978	$25,097 /yr	-	-$0
University of Central Florida Orlando	FL	- Nat: $49,978	$10,411 /yr	-	-$0
Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton	FL	- Nat: $49,978	$8,752 /yr	-	-$0
University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu	HI	- Nat: $49,978	$15,664 /yr	-	-$0
Idaho State University Pocatello	ID	- Nat: $49,978	$12,193 /yr	-	-$0
Columbia College Chicago Chicago	IL	- Nat: $49,978	$26,598 /yr	-	-$0
Northwestern University Evanston	IL	- Nat: $49,978	$29,167 /yr	$73,654	-$0
Roosevelt University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Chicago	IL	- Nat: $49,978	$20,194 /yr	-	-$0
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale	IL	- Nat: $49,978	$13,297 /yr	-	-$0
Western Illinois University Macomb	IL	- Nat: $49,978	$12,937 /yr	-	-$0
Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington	IN	- Nat: $49,978	$16,264 /yr	-	-$0
Maharishi International University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Fairfield	IA	- Nat: $49,978	$14,956 /yr	$62,994	-$0
University of Kansas Lawrence	KS	- Nat: $49,978	$18,059 /yr	-	-$0
Kansas State University Manhattan	KS	- Nat: $49,978	$19,406 /yr	-	-$0
University of Louisville Louisville	KY	- Nat: $49,978	$17,988 /yr	-	-$0
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge	LA	- Nat: $49,978	$19,151 /yr	-	-$0
Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans	LA	- Nat: $49,978	$39,949 /yr	-	-$0
University of Maryland-College Park College Park	MD	- Nat: $49,978	$15,678 /yr	-	-$0
Towson University Towson	MD	- Nat: $49,978	$17,413 /yr	-	-$0
Harvard University Cambridge	MA	- Nat: $49,978	$19,066 /yr	-	-$0
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst	MA	- Nat: $49,978	$22,383 /yr	-	-$0
Smith College Northampton	MA	- Nat: $49,978	$27,579 /yr	-	-$0
Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato	MN	- Nat: $49,978	$19,139 /yr	-	-$0
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis	MN	- Nat: $49,978	$16,778 /yr	-	-$0
Mississippi University for Women ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Columbus	MS	- Nat: $49,978	$12,411 /yr	-	-$0
University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg	MS	- Nat: $49,978	$21,708 /yr	-	-$0
University of Central Missouri Warrensburg	MO	- Nat: $49,978	$14,462 /yr	-	-$0
Lindenwood University Saint Charles	MO	- Nat: $49,978	$19,638 /yr	-	-$0
Washington University in St Louis St. Louis	MO	- Nat: $49,978	$21,786 /yr	-	-$0
The University of Montana ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Missoula	MT	- Nat: $49,978	$16,784 /yr	-	-$0
University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha	NE	- Nat: $49,978	$13,441 /yr	-	-$0
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln	NE	- Nat: $49,978	$17,747 /yr	-	-$0
New England College ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Henniker	NH	- Nat: $49,978	$26,972 /yr	-	-$0
Rowan University Glassboro	NJ	- Nat: $49,978	$22,408 /yr	-	-$0
Montclair State University Montclair	NJ	- Nat: $49,978	$15,566 /yr	-	-$0
Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick	NJ	- Nat: $49,978	$24,406 /yr	-	-$0
University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque	NM	- Nat: $49,978	$15,489 /yr	-	-$0
Cornell University Ithaca	NY	- Nat: $49,978	$28,690 /yr	-	-$0
CUNY Hunter College New York	NY	- Nat: $49,978	$2,984 /yr	-	-$0
Fordham University Bronx	NY	- Nat: $49,978	$44,338 /yr	-	-$0
The Juilliard School New York	NY	- Nat: $49,978	$43,571 /yr	-	-$0
University at Buffalo Buffalo	NY	- Nat: $49,978	$20,995 /yr	-	-$0
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill	NC	- Nat: $49,978	$11,655 /yr	-	-$0
University of Akron Main Campus Akron	OH	- Nat: $49,978	$13,946 /yr	-	-$0
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green	OH	- Nat: $49,978	$24,022 /yr	-	-$0
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland	OH	- Nat: $49,978	$41,190 /yr	-	-$0
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati	OH	- Nat: $49,978	$25,648 /yr	-	-$0
Kent State University at Kent Kent	OH	- Nat: $49,978	$20,787 /yr	-	-$0
Miami University-Oxford Oxford	OH	- Nat: $49,978	$28,384 /yr	-	-$0
Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus	OH	- Nat: $49,978	$17,339 /yr	-	-$0
University of Central Oklahoma ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Edmond	OK	- Nat: $49,978	$18,309 /yr	-	-$0
University of Oregon Eugene	OR	- Nat: $49,978	$22,182 /yr	-	-$0
Southern Oregon University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Ashland	OR	- Nat: $49,978	$16,732 /yr	-	-$0
Point Park University Pittsburgh	PA	- Nat: $49,978	$25,942 /yr	-	-$0
Temple University Philadelphia	PA	- Nat: $49,978	$28,198 /yr	-	-$0
University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia	SC	- Nat: $49,978	$22,811 /yr	-	-$0
University of South Dakota Vermillion	SD	- Nat: $49,978	$19,858 /yr	-	-$0
University of Memphis Memphis	TN	- Nat: $49,978	$12,397 /yr	-	-$0
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville	TN	- Nat: $49,978	$18,976 /yr	-	-$0
Baylor University Waco	TX	- Nat: $49,978	$41,104 /yr	-	-$0
Texas State University San Marcos	TX	- Nat: $49,978	$16,805 /yr	-	-$0
Texas Woman's University Denton	TX	- Nat: $49,978	$11,963 /yr	-	-$0
Utah State University Logan	UT	- Nat: $49,978	$14,936 /yr	-	-$0
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg	VA	- Nat: $49,978	$24,953 /yr	-	-$0
University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville	VA	- Nat: $49,978	$21,565 /yr	-	-$0
Central Washington University Ellensburg	WA	- Nat: $49,978	$18,476 /yr	-	-$0
West Virginia University Morgantown	WV	- Nat: $49,978	$15,634 /yr	-	-$0
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette	IN	- Nat: $49,978	$14,600 /yr	-	-$0
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury	CT	- Nat: $49,978	$10,875 /yr	-	-$0
University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton	CT	- Nat: $49,978	$13,807 /yr	-	-$0
University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford	CT	- Nat: $49,978	$16,798 /yr	-	-$0
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford	CT	- Nat: $49,978	$16,403 /yr	-	-$0
University of Idaho Moscow	ID	$70,605 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$14,831 /yr	$41,000	-$45k
San Diego State University San Diego	CA	$67,588 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$15,364 /yr	-	-$72k
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn	NY	$64,923 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$3,103 /yr	$41,000	-$73k
East Texas A&M University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Commerce	TX	$62,924 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$11,841 /yr	-	-$107k
University of Houston Houston	TX	$62,281 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$14,276 /yr	$27,581	-$118k
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles	CA	$59,013 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$12,548 /yr	-	-$145k
Florida State University Tallahassee	FL	$58,724 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$11,297 /yr	$50,319	-$145k
Regent University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Virginia Beach	VA	$58,972 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$19,923 /yr	$52,693	-$159k
Columbia University in the City of New York New York	NY	$57,723 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$21,590 /yr	$131,963	-$173k
University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem	NC	$56,064 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$14,906 /yr	-	-$177k
The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa	AL	$57,026 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$22,420 /yr	-	-$181k
University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas	NV	$53,150 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$10,359 /yr	-	-$196k
University of Northern Colorado Greeley	CO	$54,468 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$17,760 /yr	-	-$197k
New York University New York	NY	$58,054 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$37,050 /yr	$97,383	-$199k
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle	WA	$52,495 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$14,091 /yr	-	-$209k
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign	IL	$52,436 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$14,355 /yr	-	-$210k
California Institute of the Arts Valencia	CA	$57,920 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$46,080 /yr	$109,180	-$216k
Ohio University-Main Campus Athens	OH	$53,128 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$21,637 /yr	-	-$217k
The Catholic University of America Washington	DC	$52,107 Nat: $49,978 2yr Post-Grad	$29,561 /yr	-	-$221k
University of Southern California Los Angeles	CA	$53,569 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$32,740 /yr	$108,033	-$233k
Wayne State University Detroit	MI	$49,640 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$12,766 /yr	-	-$234k
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh	PA	$52,930 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$31,944 /yr	$79,859	-$237k
University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City	MO	$49,306 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$13,310 /yr	-	-$238k
Hollins University Roanoke	VA	$50,189 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$20,896 /yr	-	-$243k
DePaul University Chicago	IL	$51,971 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$30,902 /yr	$87,842	-$245k
The University of Texas at Austin Austin	TX	$49,771 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$19,857 /yr	-	-$246k
University of California-San Diego La Jolla	CA	$48,041 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$12,470 /yr	-	-$249k
Texas Tech University Lubbock	TX	$48,879 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$19,070 /yr	-	-$253k
Emerson College Boston	MA	$53,881 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$49,180 /yr	$41,000	-$260k
Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles	CA	$52,957 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$48,381 /yr	$108,680	-$267k
Stephens College Columbia	MO	$46,746 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$23,459 /yr	$41,000	-$281k
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison	WI	$43,798 Nat: $49,978 2yr Post-Grad	$17,354 /yr	-	-$282k
Villanova University Villanova	PA	$49,302 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$43,756 /yr	-	-$294k
The New School New York	NY	$51,836 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$58,741 /yr	$103,045	-$297k
Northern Illinois University Dekalb	IL	$42,708 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$13,391 /yr	-	-$302k
Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond	VA	$41,565 Nat: $49,978 2yr Post-Grad	$23,433 /yr	-	-$316k
Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah	GA	$47,617 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$49,430 /yr	$81,865	-$321k
Boston University Boston	MA	$41,193 Nat: $49,978 2yr Post-Grad	$24,402 /yr	-	-$321k
University of Georgia Athens	GA	$39,009 Nat: $49,978 2yr Post-Grad	$13,936 /yr	-	-$324k
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro	NC	$38,289 Nat: $49,978 2yr Post-Grad	$10,965 /yr	-	-$326k
Southern Methodist University Dallas	TX	$42,682 Nat: $49,978 2yr Post-Grad	$40,892 /yr	-	-$336k
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park	PA	$41,205 Nat: $49,978 2yr Post-Grad	$32,875 /yr	-	-$337k
Mary Baldwin University ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Staunton	VA	$37,495 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$12,756 /yr	-	-$353k
California State University-Fullerton Fullerton	CA	$36,154 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$6,555 /yr	-	-$355k
University of Iowa Iowa City	IA	$36,941 Nat: $49,978 2yr Post-Grad	$22,531 /yr	-	-$361k
Michigan State University East Lansing	MI	$36,183 Nat: $49,978 2yr Post-Grad	$19,680 /yr	-	-$364k
California State University-Northridge Northridge	CA	$33,459 Nat: $49,978 2yr Post-Grad	$7,021 /yr	-	-$369k
Pace University New York	NY	$38,903 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$30,892 /yr	$146,432	-$372k
Chapman University Orange	CA	$41,394 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$46,555 /yr	$138,664	-$376k
Brown University Providence	RI	$37,270 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$25,184 /yr	-	-$378k
University of New Orleans ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. New Orleans	LA	$29,685 Nat: $49,978 2yr Post-Grad	$12,384 /yr	-	-$418k
University of Florida Gainesville	FL	$26,739 Nat: $49,978 2yr Post-Grad	$6,541 /yr	-	-$438k
Illinois State University Normal	IL	$28,236 Nat: $49,978 2yr Post-Grad	$19,398 /yr	-	-$446k
Yale University New Haven	CT	$27,947 Nat: $49,978 2yr Post-Grad	$23,777 /yr	-	-$457k
New York Film Academy Burbank	CA	$30,262 Nat: $49,978 4yr Post-Grad	$39,011 /yr	$100,507	-$474k
Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville	NY	$26,353 Nat: $49,978 2yr Post-Grad	$41,437 /yr	-	-$507k
University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz	CA	$21,508 Nat: $49,978 2yr Post-Grad	$17,890 /yr	-	-$515k
George Washington University Washington	DC	$23,351 Nat: $49,978 2yr Post-Grad	$36,586 /yr	$59,500	-$529k
University of Arkansas Fayetteville	AR	$18,463 Nat: $49,978 2yr Post-Grad	$18,209 /yr	-	-$548k
Naropa University Boulder	CO	$18,154 Nat: $49,978 2yr Post-Grad	$29,179 /yr	-	-$571k

Analysis Notes:

Lifetime Value Added: Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median bachelor's degree holder, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes.
Avg Net Price: The average price paid by students who receive federal financial aid (grants/loans).Note: For graduate programs, the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition and net price.

Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.