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Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in New Mexico

2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in New Mexico

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$5,630 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$20,416 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts School for You

Drama & Theater Arts is the #86 most popular major in New Mexico with 40 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in New Mexico ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in New Mexico to see which ones offered the best value programs for theater students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best New Mexico Schools for Affordable Quality in Drama & Theater Arts

$1,684 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Central New Mexico Community College to be the best value school for drama and theater arts students who want to pursue a degree in New Mexico. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CNM are $1,684 a year.

CNM also took the #5 spot in our Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in New Mexico rankings.

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$7,906 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in New Mexico list. UNM is a very large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNM are $7,906 per year. While working on their degree, theater majors at UNM accumulate an average of around $24,311 in student debt.

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$7,301 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMSU Main Campus are $7,301 per year.

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Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 982
Arizona 184
Oklahoma 188

One of 10 majors within the area of study, drama and theater arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Music 25,910
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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