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Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Mexico

2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Mexico

3 Colleges
$19,139 Avg Salary
$22,664 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You

With 493 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #11 most popular major in New Mexico.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in New Mexico to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Mexico

The following schools top our list of the Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges.

Top New Mexico Schools in Visual & Performing Arts

Our analysis found University of New Mexico - Main Campus to be the best school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a degree in New Mexico. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, visual and performing arts graduates from UNM carry an average student debtload of $21,648.

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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 Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Mexico list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces.

Visual & Performing Arts majors at NMSU Main Campus take out an average of $24,188 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central New Mexico Community College is a great place for visual and performing arts students. CNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Visual & Performing Arts Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 2,294
Texas 7,696
Oklahoma 1,205

Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
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
Arts & Media Management 4,788
Dance 3,288
Other Visual Art 912
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry 119
Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art 10

Majors Similar to Visual & Performing Arts

Related Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 556,813
English Language & Literature 54,635
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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).
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