Dance at Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 27 graduates a year

$19,202
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$48,568
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$39,980
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#12 of 58
Rank by pay
#10 of 58
Rank, wage-adjusted
$26,000
Median federal debt

Sam Houston State University graduates in dance earn 21% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 54% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Sam Houston State University Compares for Dance

All 58 colleges reporting dance 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 Iowa Iowa City, IA$60,188$63,310#1$30,353
2Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX$57,593$58,555#4$33,340
3Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA$56,503$57,464#5$26,415
4University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC$55,274$61,290#2$33,291
5Texas Woman's University Denton, TX$53,072$53,959#6$29,634
6Texas State University San Marcos, TX$53,057$53,943#7$38,967
7The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL$51,744$58,734#3$18,716
8Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ$51,736$45,408#18—
9Chapman University Orange, CA$50,612$46,054#14$21,275
10The Juilliard School New York, NY$50,287$47,863#12$14,220
11University of North Texas Denton, TX$49,063$49,883#9$25,034
12Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX$48,568$49,379#10$19,202
13University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC$48,518$52,067#8$23,587
14Hofstra University Hempstead, NY$48,086$45,768#17—
15University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN$48,069$45,916#15$31,597

Other Majors at Sam Houston State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$96,727$45,401#138 of 459
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$93,904$72,116#19 of 43
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$91,697$82,463#293 of 966
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$79,544$49,623#29 of 51
Management Information Systems and Services$73,734$47,676#121 of 166
Finance and Financial Management Services$72,388$53,281#297 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$72,059$52,772#432 of 796
Agricultural Mechanization$67,729$63,369#8 of 10
Business/Managerial Economics$67,464—#67 of 84
Business/Commerce$63,837$44,700#169 of 271
Agricultural Business and Management$62,302$47,907#50 of 77
Mathematics$61,617$48,114#242 of 309
Business Administration, Management and Operations$61,464$45,602#741 of 1176
International Business$61,186$35,116#101 of 115
Agriculture$60,598—#9 of 43
Music$58,743$59,926#12 of 268
Human Resources Management and Services$57,689$43,750#171 of 187
Chemistry$57,410$43,940#175 of 209
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$57,341$37,005#178 of 610
Design and Applied Arts$57,019$39,959#108 of 299
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$56,225$52,792#86 of 207
Geography and Cartography$56,151$35,936#80 of 117
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$55,954—#105 of 138
Political Science and Government$55,894—#418 of 565
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$55,647$40,562#121 of 225
Marketing$55,522$39,218#454 of 516
Health and Medical Administrative Services$55,155$40,077#178 of 275
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$54,816$43,509#201 of 253
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$54,082$41,112#198 of 476
Biology$53,165$32,915#596 of 841

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Sam Houston State University dance graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $19,202 one year after graduating and $48,568 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Sam Houston State University rank for dance?

Among 58 colleges reporting earnings for dance graduates, Sam Houston State University ranks #12 by median pay four years after graduation, and #10 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is dance at Sam Houston State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 21% more than the national median for dance ($39,980), and the median federal debt at graduation is $26,000.

← All data for Sam Houston State 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.