4-year earnings Median earnings for a program cohort four years after completion.
$36,529
Program median
Program + credential
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.: Master's Degree
Credential-level program pages keep field-of-study metrics separate from institution-wide outcomes.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Data status: March 23, 2026 Missing and suppressed values are not zero.
Available program metrics
5-year earnings Median earnings for a program cohort five years after completion.
$31,916
Program median
Median debt Median program debt for a defined completion cohort.
$23,359
At evaluated institution
Cohort count Count context for the program outcome metrics.
13,235
Students in outcome cohort
| School | Type | Institution net price | Institution grad rate | Program data status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA | Private for-profit | $40,613 | 34.3% | Available |
| Adelphi University Garden City, NY | Private nonprofit | $30,783 | 67.2% | Available |
| American Musical and Dramatic Academy New York, NY | Private nonprofit | $41,416 | 71.6% | Available |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ | Public | $14,967 | 68% | Available |
| Asbury University Wilmore, KY | Private nonprofit | $21,401 | 65% | Available |
| Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA | Private nonprofit | $22,212 | 61.8% | Available |
| Baylor University Waco, TX | Private nonprofit | $41,104 | 80% | Available |
| Berklee College of Music Boston, MA | Private nonprofit | $49,465 | 67.3% | Available |
| Binghamton University Vestal, NY | Public | $21,620 | 81.6% | Available |
| Bob Jones University Greenville, SC | Private nonprofit | $16,641 | 64.8% | Available |
| Boston University Boston, MA | Private nonprofit | $24,402 | 88.7% | Available |
| Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH | Public | $24,022 | 63.7% | Available |
| Brown University Providence, RI | Private nonprofit | $25,184 | 95.7% | Available |
| California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA | Private nonprofit | $46,080 | 66.7% | Available |
| California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA | Public | $13,171 | 48.6% | Available |
| California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA | Public | $6,555 | 70.2% | Available |
| California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA | Public | $10,440 | 68.9% | Available |
| California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | Public | $3,967 | 53% | Available |
| California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA | Public | $7,021 | 57% | Available |
| California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA | Public | $9,338 | 56.3% | Available |
| California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA | Public | $4,564 | 54.9% | Available |
| Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA | Private nonprofit | $31,944 | 94.1% | Available |
| Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH | Private nonprofit | $41,190 | 87.2% | Available |
| Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA | Public | $18,476 | 53.6% | Available |
| Chapman University Orange, CA | Private nonprofit | $46,555 | 81.9% | Available |
| Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL | Private nonprofit | $26,598 | 51.6% | Available |
| Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY | Private nonprofit | $21,590 | 96.1% | Available |
| Cornell University Ithaca, NY | Private nonprofit | $28,690 | 95.4% | Available |
| CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY | Public | $3,103 | 53.9% | Available |
| CUNY City College New York, NY | Public | $3,776 | 56.8% | Available |
| CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY | Public | Not available | Not available | Available |
| CUNY Hunter College New York, NY | Public | $2,984 | 56.9% | Available |
| DePaul University Chicago, IL | Private nonprofit | $30,902 | 67.8% | Available |
| East Texas A&M University Commerce, TX | Public | $11,841 | 42.8% | Available |
| Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI | Public | $15,407 | 46.4% | Available |
| Emerson College Boston, MA | Private nonprofit | $49,180 | 77.1% | Available |
| Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL | Public | $8,752 | 62.6% | Available |
| Florida State University Tallahassee, FL | Public | $11,297 | 85.6% | Available |
| Fordham University Bronx, NY | Private nonprofit | $44,338 | 81.9% | Available |
| George Washington University Washington, DC | Private nonprofit | $36,586 | 84% | Available |
| Harvard University Cambridge, MA | Private nonprofit | $19,066 | 97.6% | Available |
| Hollins University Roanoke, VA | Private nonprofit | $20,896 | 64.7% | Available |
| Houston Christian University Houston, TX | Private nonprofit | $20,629 | 49.1% | Available |
| Idaho State University Pocatello, ID | Public | $12,193 | 39.4% | Available |
| Illinois State University Normal, IL | Public | $19,398 | 64.5% | Available |
| Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN | Public | $16,264 | 80.2% | Available |
| Kansas State University Manhattan, KS | Public | $19,406 | 71.1% | Available |
| Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH | Public | $20,787 | 63.7% | Available |
| Lindenwood University Saint Charles, MO | Private nonprofit | $19,638 | 49.3% | Available |
| Long Island University Brookville, NY | Private nonprofit | $33,062 | 57.1% | Available |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA | Public | $19,151 | 68.8% | Available |
| Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA | Private nonprofit | $48,381 | 78.9% | Available |
| Maharishi International University Fairfield, IA | Private nonprofit | $14,956 | 50% | Available |
| Mary Baldwin University Staunton, VA | Private nonprofit | $12,756 | 39.3% | Available |
| Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH | Public | $28,384 | 79.8% | Available |
| Michigan State University East Lansing, MI | Public | $19,680 | 80.7% | Available |
| Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN | Public | $19,139 | 54% | Available |
| Mississippi University for Women Columbus, MS | Public | $12,411 | 46.8% | Available |
| Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO | Public | $17,613 | 57.9% | Available |
| Montclair State University Montclair, NJ | Public | $15,566 | 64.7% | Available |
| Moravian University Bethlehem, PA | Private nonprofit | $30,670 | 71.7% | Available |
| Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles, CA | Private nonprofit | $21,413 | 53.3% | Available |
| Naropa University Boulder, CO | Private nonprofit | $29,179 | 36.7% | Available |
| National University San Diego, CA | Private nonprofit | $22,878 | 42.9% | Available |
| New England College Henniker, NH | Private nonprofit | $26,972 | 34.5% | Available |
| New York Film Academy Burbank, CA | Private for-profit | $39,011 | 67.7% | Available |
| New York University New York, NY | Private nonprofit | $37,050 | 87.6% | Available |
| Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL | Public | $13,391 | 48.7% | Available |
| Northwestern University Evanston, IL | Private nonprofit | $29,167 | 95.1% | Available |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH | Public | $17,339 | 87.7% | Available |
| Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH | Public | $21,637 | 65.5% | Available |
| Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, OK | Private nonprofit | $22,857 | 64.9% | Available |
| Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK | Public | $17,447 | 68.2% | Available |
| Pace University New York, NY | Private nonprofit | $30,892 | 60% | Available |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA | Public | $32,875 | 86.1% | Available |
| Pepperdine University Malibu, CA | Private nonprofit | $58,098 | 83.4% | Available |
| Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA | Private nonprofit | $25,942 | 58.5% | Available |
| Portland State University Portland, OR | Public | $9,552 | 52.7% | Available |
| Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN | Public | $14,600 | 83.1% | Available |
| Regent University Virginia Beach, VA | Private nonprofit | $19,923 | 56.9% | Available |
| Roosevelt University Chicago, IL | Private nonprofit | $20,194 | 35.1% | Available |
| Rowan University Glassboro, NJ | Public | $22,408 | 67.4% | Available |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ | Public | $24,406 | 83.6% | Available |
| San Diego State University San Diego, CA | Public | $15,364 | 76.4% | Available |
| San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA | Public | $12,278 | 50.4% | Available |
| San Jose State University San Jose, CA | Public | $13,760 | 69.2% | Available |
| Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY | Private nonprofit | $41,437 | 71.3% | Available |
| Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA | Private nonprofit | $49,430 | 69.4% | Available |
| Smith College Northampton, MA | Private nonprofit | $27,579 | 89.1% | Available |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL | Public | $13,297 | 62.4% | Available |
| Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX | Private nonprofit | $40,892 | 84.3% | Available |
| Southern Oregon University Ashland, OR | Public | $16,732 | 42.5% | Available |
| Stanford University Stanford, CA | Private nonprofit | $13,807 | 91.9% | Available |
| Stephens College Columbia, MO | Private nonprofit | $23,459 | 42.7% | Available |
| Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY | Public | $18,784 | 75.6% | Available |
| SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY | Public | $18,913 | 62.8% | Available |
| Temple University Philadelphia, PA | Public | $28,198 | 75.1% | Available |
| Texas State University San Marcos, TX | Public | $16,805 | 55.3% | Available |
| Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX | Public | $19,070 | 68.7% | Available |
| Texas Woman's University Denton, TX | Public | $11,963 | 49.1% | Available |
| The Catholic University of America Washington, DC | Private nonprofit | $29,561 | 79.5% | Available |
| The Juilliard School New York, NY | Private nonprofit | $43,571 | 92.6% | Available |
| The New School New York, NY | Private nonprofit | $58,741 | 69.4% | Available |
| The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL | Public | $22,420 | 73.4% | Available |
| The University of Montana Missoula, MT | Public | $16,784 | 48% | Available |
| The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN | Public | $18,976 | 73.9% | Available |
| The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX | Public | $19,857 | 88.9% | Available |
| Towson University Towson, MD | Public | $17,413 | 69.5% | Available |
| Tufts University Medford, MA | Private nonprofit | $39,998 | 93.5% | Available |
| Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA | Private nonprofit | $39,949 | 86.1% | Available |
| Universidad del Sagrado Corazon Santurce, PR | Private nonprofit | $12,924 | 52.1% | Available |
| University at Albany Albany, NY | Public | $17,167 | 61.5% | Available |
| University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY | Public | $20,995 | 75.2% | Available |
| University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH | Public | $13,946 | 51.9% | Available |
| University of Arizona Tucson, AZ | Public | $16,674 | 67.5% | Available |
| University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR | Public | $18,209 | 70.5% | Available |
| University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA | Public | $13,481 | 92.8% | Available |
| University of California-Davis Davis, CA | Public | $14,741 | 85.7% | Available |
| University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA | Public | $14,251 | 86.9% | Available |
| University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | Public | $12,548 | 92.6% | Available |
| University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA | Public | $12,470 | 86.1% | Available |
| University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | Public | $16,109 | 83% | Available |
| University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA | Public | $17,890 | 75.1% | Available |
| University of Central Florida Orlando, FL | Public | $10,411 | 78% | Available |
| University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO | Public | $14,462 | 54.1% | Available |
| University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK | Public | $18,309 | 36.8% | Available |
| University of Chicago Chicago, IL | Private nonprofit | $14,860 | 95.9% | Available |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH | Public | $25,648 | 75% | Available |
| University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO | Public | $25,346 | 74.2% | Available |
| University of Connecticut Storrs, CT | Public | $25,097 | 83.3% | Available |
| University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT | Public | $13,807 | 61.6% | Available |
| University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT | Public | $16,403 | 65.1% | Available |
| University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT | Public | $16,798 | 56.5% | Available |
| University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT | Public | $10,875 | 52.7% | Available |
| University of Denver Denver, CO | Private nonprofit | $36,131 | 75.6% | Available |
| University of Florida Gainesville, FL | Public | $6,541 | 91.1% | Available |
| University of Georgia Athens, GA | Public | $13,936 | 89.7% | Available |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI | Public | $15,664 | 64.3% | Available |
| University of Houston Houston, TX | Public | $14,276 | 64.6% | Available |
| University of Idaho Moscow, ID | Public | $14,831 | 57.3% | Available |
| University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL | Public | $10,974 | 61.6% | Available |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL | Public | $14,355 | 85.1% | Available |
| University of Iowa Iowa City, IA | Public | $22,531 | 74.6% | Available |
| University of Kansas Lawrence, KS | Public | $18,059 | 68.8% | Available |
| University of Louisville Louisville, KY | Public | $17,988 | 61.2% | Available |
| University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD | Public | $15,678 | 88.6% | Available |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA | Public | $22,383 | 83.3% | Available |
| University of Memphis Memphis, TN | Public | $12,397 | 50.9% | Available |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN | Public | $16,778 | 85.3% | Available |
| University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO | Public | $20,268 | 74.9% | Available |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO | Public | $13,310 | 55.5% | Available |
| University of Mobile Mobile, AL | Private nonprofit | $22,382 | 56.9% | Available |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE | Public | $13,441 | 47.1% | Available |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE | Public | $17,747 | 67% | Available |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV | Public | $10,359 | 50.5% | Available |
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM | Public | $15,489 | 54.7% | Available |
| University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA | Public | $12,384 | 38% | Available |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC | Public | $11,655 | 91.2% | Available |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC | Public | $10,965 | 56.3% | Available |
| University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem, NC | Public | $14,906 | 77.8% | Available |
| University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO | Public | $17,760 | 51.2% | Available |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK | Public | $15,300 | 75.3% | Available |
| University of Oregon Eugene, OR | Public | $22,182 | 71.7% | Available |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA | Public | $30,434 | 85.5% | Available |
| University of Portland Portland, OR | Private nonprofit | $28,210 | 79.8% | Available |
| University of San Diego San Diego, CA | Private nonprofit | $30,365 | 83.7% | Available |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC | Public | $22,811 | 78.8% | Available |
| University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD | Public | $19,858 | 59.9% | Available |
| University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | Private nonprofit | $32,740 | 91.8% | Available |
| University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS | Public | $21,708 | 49.1% | Available |
| University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT | Public | $16,200 | 65.1% | Available |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA | Public | $21,565 | 95.6% | Available |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA | Public | $14,091 | 85.2% | Available |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI | Public | $17,354 | 89.6% | Available |
| Utah State University Logan, UT | Public | $14,936 | 59.1% | Available |
| Villanova University Villanova, PA | Private nonprofit | $43,756 | 91.9% | Available |
| Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA | Public | $23,433 | 63.2% | Available |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA | Public | $24,953 | 86.2% | Available |
| Washington State University Pullman, WA | Public | $14,971 | 60.5% | Available |
| Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO | Private nonprofit | $21,786 | 94.3% | Available |
| Wayne State University Detroit, MI | Public | $12,766 | 58.4% | Available |
| Wesleyan University Middletown, CT | Private nonprofit | $30,177 | 92.6% | Available |
| West Virginia University Morgantown, WV | Public | $15,634 | 64.7% | Available |
| Western Illinois University Macomb, IL | Public | $12,937 | 45.2% | Available |
| Western Oregon University Monmouth, OR | Public | $17,237 | 47.1% | Available |
| Western Washington University Bellingham, WA | Public | $21,193 | 64.6% | Available |
| Yale University New Haven, CT | Private nonprofit | $23,777 | 95.7% | Available |