Bachelor's · Carson, California
Is Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft at California State University-Dominguez Hills worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $31,808
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- Not enough graduates to report
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- Not enough borrowers to report
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $34k (likely $31k – $43k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$7k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in CA
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$293k (likely −$364k – −$221k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$363k (likely −$486k – −$229k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 42%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
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- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's)$151,224
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)$118,588
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's)$115,100
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Bachelor's)$109,642
- Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Master's)$104,541
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$97,035
- Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution (Master's)$95,683
- Special Education and Teaching (Master's)$95,089
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Post-baccalaureate certificate)$91,373
- Public Administration (Master's)$89,849
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (Master's)$89,284
- Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's)$84,789
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft at other schools in California
- University of California-Davis$56,823
- University of California-Berkeley$55,555
- Chapman University$51,611
- Pepperdine University$50,594
- Loyola Marymount University$49,135
- California State University-Sacramento$47,676
- San Francisco State University$44,848
- University of California-Santa Barbara$44,106
- California State University-Northridge$43,240
- California State University-Fullerton$42,455