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Visual & Performing Arts at New Mexico Highlands University

Visual & Performing Arts at New Mexico Highlands University

Every visual & performing arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the visual & performing arts program at New Mexico Highlands University stacks up to those at other schools.

New Mexico Highlands University is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico and approximately 2,777 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Visual & Performing Arts section at the bottom of this page.

New Mexico Highlands University Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

New Mexico Highlands University Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual & performing arts major at New Mexico Highlands University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Visual & Performing Arts. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at New Mexico Highlands University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual & performing arts majors at New Mexico Highlands University.

New Mexico Highlands University Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of visual & performing arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities in its visual & performing arts bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico Highlands University with a bachelor's in visual & performing arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

Visual & Performing Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from New Mexico Highlands University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 5
Music 1

Careers That Visual & Performing Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual & performing arts can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NM, the home state for New Mexico Highlands University.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
High School Teachers 7,010 $55,380
Managers 2,850 $96,490
Graphic Designers 590 $44,040
Producers and Directors 380 $75,110
Photographers 230 $53,720

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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