Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft at Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 61 graduates a year

$20,988
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$44,045
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$39,775
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#64 of 255
Rank by pay
#97 of 255
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,000
Median federal debt

Syracuse University graduates in drama/theatre arts and stagecraft earn 11% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 61% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Syracuse University Compares for Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

All 255 colleges reporting drama/theatre arts and stagecraft earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN$64,880$69,604#1$37,531
2Brandeis University Waltham, MA$58,676$51,670#11—
3University of California-Davis Davis, CA$56,823$51,705#10$19,398
4University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$55,555$50,551#14$22,610
5Drake University Des Moines, IA$54,950$57,801#3$19,613
6Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH$54,215$57,856#2$22,434
7University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH$54,000$57,626#4$25,070
8Florida Southern College Lakeland, FL$51,925$55,268#5$22,336
9University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown Johnstown, PA$51,775$52,656#7—
10University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA$51,775$52,656#8—
…
61Florida State University Tallahassee, FL$44,115$46,955#33$18,431
62University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA$44,106$40,134#120$20,503
63DePaul University Chicago, IL$44,095$43,323#77$22,021
64Syracuse University Syracuse, NY$44,045$41,922#97$20,988
65Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA$43,957$40,027#122$22,447
66Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI$43,916$46,304#40$17,962
67Long Island University Brookville, NY$43,904$41,788#100$18,671

Other Majors at Syracuse University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$120,773$82,378#36 of 459
Finance and Financial Management Services$120,274$72,819#18 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$112,682$75,294#15 of 796
Computer Engineering$110,988$84,793#75 of 189
Information Science/Studies$104,842$73,033#12 of 148
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$99,521$64,660#34 of 118
Business Administration, Management and Operations$91,472$65,009#47 of 1176
Mechanical Engineering$91,438$66,789#148 of 318
Marketing$91,235$57,777#18 of 516
Real Estate$90,764$59,396#10 of 25
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$90,535$54,934#1 of 178
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$90,470$71,417#50 of 59
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services$90,210$55,192#2 of 8
Public Administration$89,732$53,912#2 of 47
Civil Engineering$88,996$74,748#67 of 233
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$87,851$55,039#6 of 67
Biotechnology$87,596$44,418#3 of 13
Chemical Engineering$87,529$72,864#136 of 158
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$84,654$39,825#7 of 225
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering—$84,494—
Economics$83,649$55,974#149 of 368
Mathematics$81,941$53,223#74 of 309
Architectural Sciences and Technology$76,367$58,622#6 of 22
Political Science and Government$75,239$43,232#64 of 565
Geography and Cartography$71,543—#12 of 117
Design and Applied Arts$71,527$46,181#16 of 299
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$70,815$37,556#9 of 158
Journalism$70,404$40,757#11 of 187
Communication and Media Studies$70,106$36,767#45 of 660
Public Health$69,776$43,280#29 of 215

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Syracuse University drama/theatre arts and stagecraft graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $20,988 one year after graduating and $44,045 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Syracuse University rank for drama/theatre arts and stagecraft?

Among 255 colleges reporting earnings for drama/theatre arts and stagecraft graduates, Syracuse University ranks #64 by median pay four years after graduation, and #97 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is drama/theatre arts and stagecraft at Syracuse University worth it?

Its graduates earn 11% more than the national median for drama/theatre arts and stagecraft ($39,775), and the median federal debt at graduation is $27,000.

← All data for Syracuse University · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.