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After Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater: graduation, pay and debt

New York City, New York · Private · 71 undergrads

The typical student earns $29,382 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $12,000 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$29.4k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$12k
median federal debt at graduation.
43%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
53%

Pay after college

Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$19,272
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$29,382

Pay is for students who got federal aid and are working, counted from the year they started college, whether or not they finished.

Debt and paying it back

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$12,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
43%
Defaulted on their loans within 3 yearsCollege Scorecard
4.3%

Federal student loans only. Private loans and Parent PLUS loans aren't counted.

Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2023 (checked May 7, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)

Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers