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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico

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$23,100 Avg Salary
$16,513 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate 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 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in New Mexico to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Visual & Performing Arts program at each school on the list.

Check out the visual and performing arts undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New Mexico.

Our 2023 rankings named Santa Fe Community College the most popular school in New Mexico for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. SFCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Santa Fe.

Women make up 60% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at Santa Fe Community College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New Mexico State University - Dona Ana is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in visual and performing arts at NMSU Dona Ana, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New Mexico State University - Grants is a great place for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Grants, NMSU Grants is a public college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 50% of the visual and performing arts majors at the school.

Full Visual & Performing Arts at New Mexico State University - Grants Report

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular visual and performing arts schools in New Mexico. Institute of American Indian Arts is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Santa Fe.

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Out of the 13 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Roswell, ENMU - Roswell Campus is a public college with a small student population.

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Central New Mexico Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico list. CNM is a large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

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With a ranking of #6, Northern New Mexico College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for visual and performing arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Espanola, Northern New Mexico College is a public college with a small student population.

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University of New Mexico - Taos Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico ranking. UNM Taos is a small public school located in the rural area of Ranchos de Taos.

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#6

Navajo Technical University

Crownpoint, NM

Navajo Technical University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate visual and performing arts programs. Located in the rural area of Crownpoint, Navajo Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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Clovis Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for visual and performing arts students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Clovis, Clovis Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

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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 13 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 Bonnielou2013.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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