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Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in New Mexico

2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in New Mexico

4 Colleges
$16,769 Avg Salary
$23,136 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts School for You

With 155 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, fine and studio arts is the #27 most popular major in New Mexico.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in New Mexico to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in New Mexico

The following schools top our list of the Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges.

Top New Mexico Schools in Fine & Studio Arts

Our analysis found Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development to be the best school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a degree in New Mexico. Located in the rural area of Santa Fe, Institute of American Indian Arts is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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

Fine Arts majors at UNM take out an average of $23,136 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent programs at New Mexico State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in New Mexico. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Central New Mexico Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best fine and studio arts schools in New Mexico. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,939
Arizona 479
Oklahoma 234

Fine & Studio Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Music 25,910
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Jorge Royan.

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