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2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in New Mexico

6 Colleges
$20,416 Avg Salary
$24,311 Avg Student Debt

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.

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in New Mexico ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in New Mexico to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Drama & Theater Arts program at each school on the list.

Check out the theater programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New Mexico.

Our analysis found University of New Mexico - Main Campus to be the most popular school for drama and theater arts students who want to pursue a degree in New Mexico. UNM is a very large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

While working on their degree, theater majors at UNM accumulate an average of around $24,311 in student debt.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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 #2 on this year’s Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at New Mexico State University - Main Campus Report

The excellent programs at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best drama and theater arts schools in New Mexico. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Portales.

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#4

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means San Juan College is a great place for drama and theater arts students. Located in the small city of Farmington, SJC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Drama & Theater Arts at San Juan College Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Central New Mexico Community College is a great place for drama and theater arts students. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a large student population.

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Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular drama and theater arts programs. Located in the rural area of Santa Fe, Institute of American Indian Arts is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Drama & Theater Arts at Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development

Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools 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 6 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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