2023 Best Value Music Schools in New Mexico

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Music School for You

In 2020-2021, 25 degrees and certificates were awarded to music students who went to a New Mexico college or university. This makes it the #42 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Music Schools in New Mexico ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in New Mexico to see which ones offered the best value programs for music students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Music Schools in New Mexico

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Music Colleges.

Best New Mexico Schools for Affordable Quality in Music

#1

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, NM

5 Degrees

#6 in Quality in New Mexico

$7,301 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found New Mexico State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for music students who want to pursue a degree in New Mexico. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NMSU Main Campus are $7,301 a year.

Full Music at New Mexico State University - Main Campus Report

#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, NM

20 Degrees

#3 in Quality in New Mexico

$7,906 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Music Schools in New Mexico list. 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.

UNM also took the #3 spot in our Best Music Schools in New Mexico rankings.

Full Music at University of New Mexico - Main Campus Report

Best Value Music Colleges in the Southwest Region

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Majors Related to Music

Music is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Music

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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