2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in New Mexico
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in New Mexico ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in New Mexico to see which programs offered the best value experiences for Fine Arts students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best New Mexico Schools for Affordable Quality in Fine & Studio Arts
Our analysis found Central New Mexico Community College to be the best value school for fine and studio arts students who want to pursue a degree in New Mexico. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a large student population.
CNM undergraduate students pay an average of $1,684 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
CNM also made our Best Fine & Studio Arts Schools in New Mexico list, coming in at #5.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the rural area of Santa Fe, Institute of American Indian Arts is a public college with a fairly small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Institute of American Indian Arts are $5,321 per year.
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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 midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.
NMSU Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $7,301 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a great value for fine and studio arts students. UNM is a very large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNM are $7,906 a year. Fine Arts majors at UNM take out an average of $23,136 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Explore all the Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,939 |
| Arizona | 479 |
| Oklahoma | 234 |
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Fine & Studio Arts Related Majors for Fine Arts
Fine & Studio Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
- 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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