Master's · Los Angeles, California
Is Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft at Loyola Marymount University 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
- $48,384
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $56,882
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $108,602
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $115k (likely $115k – $115k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$13k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out 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
- −$475k (likely −$583k – −$332k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$555k (likely −$794k – −$257k)
- Today's dollars
Change income, residency or loans Compare Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft at other schools
Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
Other majors at Loyola Marymount University
- Law (First professional)$143,361
- Business/Commerce, General (Master's)$140,532
- Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (Master's)$140,519
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral)$134,109
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)$127,011
- Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)$111,733
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering (Master's)$109,396
- Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)$109,303
- Civil Engineering (Bachelor's)$103,223
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's)$100,264
- Law (Master's)$98,678
- Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)$96,226
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft at other schools in California
- San Diego State University$67,588
- University of California-Los Angeles$59,013
- California Institute of the Arts$57,920
- University of Southern California$53,569
- University of California-San Diego$48,041
- Chapman University$41,394
- California State University-Fullerton$36,154
- New York Film Academy$30,262
- University of California-Irvine$30,159
- California State University-Northridge$21,997