Dance at Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 8 graduates a year

$33,340
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$57,593
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$39,980
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#2 of 58
Rank by pay
#4 of 58
Rank, wage-adjusted
$28,750
Median federal debt

Stephen F Austin State University graduates in dance earn 44% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 50% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Stephen F Austin 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

Other Majors at Stephen F Austin State University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$84,107$74,683#560 of 966
Engineering Physics$80,086$52,715#9 of 10
Computer and Information Sciences$75,271$49,445#350 of 459
Accounting and Related Services$69,635$49,406#493 of 796
Finance and Financial Management Services$65,535$52,710#395 of 452
Business Administration, Management and Operations$62,185$41,585#708 of 1176
Business/Commerce$61,686$40,868#186 of 271
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$61,476$34,509#76 of 215
Mathematics$59,075$52,774#259 of 309
Interior Architecture$59,047$38,538#12 of 17
Criminal Justice and Corrections$58,606$40,308#183 of 660
Marketing$57,974$46,014#415 of 516
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$57,742$26,168#23 of 50
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management$56,437$43,282#2 of 37
Forestry$55,786$39,953#23 of 31
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$55,250$38,249#244 of 610
Animal Sciences$54,984$31,059#8 of 78
Biology$54,199$29,372#553 of 841
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$54,077$37,637#148 of 265
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$52,716$31,491#111 of 156
Music$52,341$47,318#43 of 268
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$51,494$38,375#43 of 90
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$51,393$33,767#58 of 85
Social Work$50,754$36,628#231 of 420
Communication and Media Studies$50,302$33,906#440 of 660
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$50,052$46,871#154 of 207
Political Science and Government$49,980$33,386#521 of 565
Hospitality Administration/Management$49,776$30,758#107 of 137
History$48,680$31,652#280 of 459
English Language and Literature$46,849$35,502#352 of 576

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Stephen F Austin State University dance graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $33,340 one year after graduating and $57,593 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Stephen F Austin State University rank for dance?

Among 58 colleges reporting earnings for dance graduates, Stephen F Austin State University ranks #2 by median pay four years after graduation, and #4 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is dance at Stephen F Austin State University worth it?

Its graduates earn 44% more than the national median for dance ($39,980), and the median federal debt at graduation is $28,750.

← All data for Stephen F Austin 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.