Program Payoff

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft programs in Massachusetts

10 schools in Massachusetts teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.

What this work pays in Massachusetts

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary in Massachusetts earn a median of $85,820 a year across 4,960 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.

Also leads toMedianJobs in Massachusetts
Producers and Directors$80,9703,440
Writers and Authors$85,2601,350
Fashion Designers$103,520540
Music Directors and Composers$78,620340
Set and Exhibit Designers$74,540230

Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.

Schools

SchoolCredentialMedian debtGraduate earnings, 2 yrsGraduates
Berkshire Community College Pittsfield Undergraduate certificate not published
Bristol Community College Fall River Associate's degree not published
Bunker Hill Community College Boston Undergraduate certificate not published
Bunker Hill Community College Boston Associate's degree not published 4
Cape Cod Community College West Barnstable Associate's degree not published 2
Dean College Franklin Associate's degree not published 4
Massasoit Community College Brockton Associate's degree not published 1
Mount Wachusett Community College Gardner Associate's degree not published 2
Quinsigamond Community College Worcester Associate's degree not published 3
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst Undergraduate certificate not published 0

A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.

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Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.