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General Visual & Performing Arts at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

General Visual & Performing Arts at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a visual arts school? To help you decide if University of New Mexico - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's visual arts program.

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has a total student population of 22,311.

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

UNM General Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Arts

UNM General Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

The visual arts major at UNM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 Arts Student Demographics at UNM

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

UNM General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of visual arts bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual arts at UNM are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within General Visual & Performing Arts

General 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 University of New Mexico - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Digital Arts 21
Visual & Performing Arts 14

Careers That Visual Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual 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 University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
Graphic Designers 590 $44,040
Photographers 230 $53,720
Multimedia Artists and Animators 140 $57,280
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 100 $55,430
Art Directors 70 $100,030

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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