Bachelor's Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Programs with the Lowest Debt Relative to Earnings

Bachelor's Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Programs with the Lowest Debt Relative to Earnings, ranked by program debt / annual five-year earnings. College Scorecard field-of-study data for this credential only. Earnings are measured after completion among federally aided completers working and not enrolled. Suppressed values are excluded. Debt and earnings can describe different cohorts. Only Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft programs at the stated credential level are included; no institution-wide earnings are substituted. This page lists all 185 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1CUNY New York City College of TechnologyBrooklyn, New York0.18×80%1010$5k$49k21%13,580< 1 mi 2University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana0.30×11%1520$27k$100k95%8,81825 mi 3University of California-DavisDavis, California0.30×42%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 4University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington0.35×39%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 5Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois0.36×8%1533$29k$89k95%9,2011 mi 6University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California0.37×27%—$12k$85k86%34,9481 mi 7Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California0.38×93%—$13k$66k58%5,16616 mi 8Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah0.39×92%1187$15k$54k59%20,272572 mi 9University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California0.39×10%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 10Southern Utah UniversityCedar City, Utah0.40×82%—$10k$50k61%9,289390 mi 11Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah0.40×——$6k$55k45%28,453544 mi 12St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota0.41×48%1380$24k$66k84%3,093165 mi 13California State University-FresnoFresno, California0.42×95%—$7k$61k57%21,605112 mi 14University of FloridaGainesville, Florida0.43×24%1403$7k$72k91%35,62942 mi 15Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona0.45×90%—$14k$54k61%22,903278 mi 16Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, California0.47×63%1384$58k$83k83%3,5531 mi 17California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California0.47×94%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 18New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico0.48×89%1011$9k$39k55%11,946378 mi 19Towson UniversityTowson, Maryland0.50×82%1095$17k$64k69%16,1369 mi 20Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California0.50×45%1359$48k$78k79%7,0942 mi 21Chapman UniversityOrange, California0.50×65%1357$47k$70k82%7,47813 mi 22California State University-FullertonFullerton, California0.50×91%—$7k$63k70%38,54616 mi 23Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, New York0.51×19%1494$39k$71k91%2,44426 mi 24University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada0.51×96%1094$10k$55k51%24,622233 mi 25San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California0.52×96%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 26Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, Texas0.52×90%1041$16k$54k55%17,74373 mi 27University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, Illinois0.53×42%1440$14k$81k85%36,258115 mi 28San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California0.53×36%—$15k$65k76%35,3777 mi 29Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas0.53×89%1103$17k$57k55%36,177112 mi 30Kean UniversityUnion, New Jersey0.53×76%1040$12k$57k47%11,4333 mi 31California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California0.53×93%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 32University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland0.54×45%1473$16k$83k89%30,7609 mi 33Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah, New Jersey0.54×71%1211$18k$68k70%4,89813 mi 34American UniversityWashington, District of Columbia0.54×62%1381$42k$77k75%7,2663 mi 35University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska0.55×87%1191$18k$57k67%19,178469 mi 36West Texas A & M UniversityCanyon, Texas0.55×99%1050$19k$51k55%6,917531 mi 37University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California0.55×66%—$18k$68k75%17,9403 mi 38Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, Illinois0.56×98%1100$15k$56k57%8,750240 mi 39Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana0.56×73%1285$19k$61k69%30,59447 mi 40The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas0.57×94%985$5k$50k51%28,66645 mi 41California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California0.57×46%—$10k$64k69%35,9243 mi 42University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenver, Colorado0.57×75%1116$12k$64k46%10,519750 mi 43Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida0.58×55%1163$9k$60k74%39,5088 mi 44Saint Edward's UniversityAustin, Texas0.58×81%1138$26k$59k63%2,493123 mi 45Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona0.58×90%—$15k$63k68%64,674166 mi 46University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California0.59×9%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 47University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, Iowa0.59×93%1122$16k$55k68%7,529234 mi 48Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, Texas0.60×94%1066$14k$50k53%8,728122 mi 49Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah0.61×68%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi 50Illinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois0.61×88%1113$19k$62k65%19,057113 mi 51SUNY at Purchase CollegePurchase, New York0.61×74%1312$19k$45k63%3,1974 mi 52James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia0.61×72%1256$23k$70k80%20,88882 mi 53University of New OrleansNew Orleans, Louisiana0.61×74%1052$12k$48k38%4,6381 mi 54Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana0.61×78%1313$16k$64k80%37,806174 mi 55Texas A & M University-Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi, Texas0.62×89%1086$15k$52k40%8,0341 mi 56North Central CollegeNaperville, Illinois0.62×77%1213$21k$60k64%2,42828 mi 57University of North TexasDenton, Texas0.62×72%1109$16k$57k61%34,341269 mi 58University of IowaIowa City, Iowa0.62×84%1200$23k$65k75%22,264195 mi 59University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida0.62×40%1269$10k$58k78%59,14623 mi 60Fordham UniversityBronx, New York0.63×59%1418$44k$86k82%10,5122 mi 61Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington0.63×93%1289$21k$63k65%13,5441 mi 62Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio0.64×85%1212$22k$53k65%19,633144 mi 63Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusChillicothe, Ohio0.64×——$6k$53k14%833145 mi 64Ohio University-Lancaster CampusLancaster, Ohio0.64×——$6k$53k14%691115 mi 65Ohio University-Zanesville CampusZanesville, Ohio0.64×——$6k$53k22%560101 mi 66Ohio University-Southern CampusIronton, Ohio0.64×——$6k$53k21%415199 mi 67Ohio University-Eastern CampusSaint Clairsville, Ohio0.64×——$4k$53k21%298106 mi 68University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois0.64×77%1250$11k$69k62%22,1702 mi 69Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan0.64×85%1269$20k$67k81%40,92271 mi 70University of California-IrvineIrvine, California0.65×29%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi 71Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York0.65×46%1375$39k$79k84%15,47735 mi 72Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida0.65×24%1361$11k$62k86%32,21224 mi 73Northwestern State University of LouisianaNatchitoches, Louisiana0.66×93%1088$14k$47k43%5,519129 mi 74Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas0.66×51%1329$41k$66k80%14,785175 mi 75SUNY College at PotsdamPotsdam, New York0.66×78%—$14k$48k45%1,82327 mi 76Rhode Island CollegeProvidence, Rhode Island0.66×92%990$9k$56k48%5,0494 mi 77Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio0.66×61%1387$17k$60k88%45,63899 mi 78Ohio State University-Lima CampusLima, Ohio0.66×——$13k$60k23%62171 mi 79Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri0.67×91%1122$18k$50k58%13,313438 mi 80Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, Illinois0.67×87%1055$13k$53k62%8,494288 mi 81Full Sail UniversityWinter Park, Florida0.68×——$39k$38k44%25,77729 mi 82College of CharlestonCharleston, South Carolina0.68×60%1247$19k$56k66%10,558< 1 mi 83Ithaca CollegeIthaca, New York0.68×69%1312$34k$64k76%4,24262 mi 84University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWhitewater, Wisconsin0.68×86%1050$14k$55k59%9,40545 mi 85New York UniversityNew York, New York0.69×9%1520$37k$83k88%28,6631 mi 86Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia0.69×55%1364$25k$82k86%30,923173 mi 87Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas0.69×63%1428$41k$78k84%7,277237 mi 88Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania0.69×80%—$28k$64k75%20,9702 mi 89University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota0.69×80%1362$17k$69k85%31,855134 mi 90Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, Kentucky0.70×68%1087$8k$50k52%8,246184 mi 91Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New Jersey0.70×88%1070$16k$61k65%18,37611 mi 92CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York0.71×60%1260$4k$66k57%12,505< 1 mi 93Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, Illinois0.71×70%—$13k$58k49%11,30153 mi 94University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan0.71×16%1465$13k$84k93%34,17730 mi 95Otterbein UniversityWesterville, Ohio0.71×85%1220$19k$53k68%2,15790 mi 96University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York0.71×74%1295$21k$71k75%20,1126 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data. Program-level earnings describe completers; institution-wide earnings describe former students and can include non-completers. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.