Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft graduates from CUNY LaGuardia Community College earn $27,161 median salary, below the national average for this program.

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft at CUNY LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, New York • Associate's

Median Earnings
$27,161
Graduates earn below the national average for this program

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft at CUNY LaGuardia Community College

This page combines two federal data products: IPEDS institutional characteristics for CUNY LaGuardia Community College and the College Scorecard field-of-study (FOS) file for Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft at the associate's credential level. The FOS file is keyed by CIP (Classification of Instructional Programs) code, which means earnings and debt figures here reflect only graduates of this specific program – not the school as a whole. IPEDS reports 19 completers in the most recent cohort for this program at CUNY LaGuardia Community College, the denominator behind the median earnings figure.

Median graduate earnings of $27,161 represent Treasury-derived wages, deferred compensation, and positive self-employment earnings four years after program completion for federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled. Compared to the national mean of $28,837 across all institutions offering Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, graduates here earn below the national average for this program. Across all programs at CUNY LaGuardia Community College, the mean median-earnings figure is $55,028, providing internal context for whether this specific field out-earns other options at the same institution.

Debt signals complete the ROI picture. Median federal debt is not separately reported for this program at this school. Program-level debt and four-year post-completion earnings come from the Department of Education’s College Scorecard field-of-study snapshot retrieved in March 2026.

Earnings Comparison

This School
$27,161
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
National Average
$28,837
All schools, same program
School Average
$55,028
All programs at CUNY LaGuardia Community College

Program Details

Associate's
Credential Level
19
Completers (IPEDS)
230
Schools Offering

Debt & ROI

$27,161
Median Earnings

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft at Other Schools

About the Data

Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Field of Study file. Earnings are median earnings for graduates after completion, drawn from U.S. Treasury tax records linked to federal financial aid applicants. Institutional characteristics come from IPEDS. Debt figures represent the median cumulative federal loan debt at graduation.

PlainCollege's Scorecard snapshots, retrieved March–July 2026, contain 6,243 postsecondary institutions and 70,827 school-and-program earnings records.