Is a Dance degree worth it?
Across 39 schools, graduates of Dance earn a median $32,954 five years out on $25,000 of debt — most often working as Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$32,954
Median debt
$25,000
Years to pay off
7.3
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
41%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+1.9%
BLS 2024–2034
Net price
$19,444/yr
Debt-test failures
75.8%
of programs
'Real' premium
−$31,337
vs avg, adjusted
See where this degree leads, who's hiring, and whether the pay covers the rent.
Explore Dance in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.