Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft programs in California

Compare 25 reporting programs using the same federal field and credential definition. Earnings are observed four years after completion.

#	College	City	Median year-4 earnings	Median federal debt
1	University of California, Davis	Davis	$56,823	$13,000
2	University of California, Berkeley	Berkeley	$55,555	$15,112
3	Chapman University	Orange	$51,611	$22,500
4	Pepperdine University	Malibu	$50,594	$19,500
5	Loyola Marymount University	Los Angeles	$49,135	$23,250
6	California State University, Sacramento	Sacramento	$47,676	$16,221
7	San Francisco State University	San Francisco	$44,848	$16,250
8	University of California, Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara	$44,106	$16,852
9	California State University, Northridge	Northridge	$43,240	$17,863
10	California State University, Fullerton	Fullerton	$42,455	$17,500
11	San Diego State University	San Diego	$41,812	$15,000
12	University of California, San Diego	La Jolla	$41,389	$14,650
13	California Institute of the Arts	Valencia	$41,192	$27,000
14	University of California, Irvine	Irvine	$40,773	$17,862
15	California Baptist University	Riverside	$40,432	Not available
16	University of Southern California	Los Angeles	$40,415	$12,000
17	California State University, San Bernardino	San Bernardino	$40,118	Not available
18	University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles	$39,023	$16,970
19	California State University, Long Beach	Long Beach	$38,270	$15,000
20	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	San Luis Obispo	$36,697	Not available
21	Academy of Art University	San Francisco	$35,870	$31,000
22	California State University, Los Angeles	Los Angeles	$35,097	$11,000
23	California State University, Fresno	Fresno	$34,320	$12,456
24	New York Film Academy	Burbank	$32,057	$27,000
25	University of California, Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz	$30,524	$19,500

This is an observed-outcomes comparison, not a universal quality ranking. Missing and privacy-suppressed programs are excluded.