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2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Mexico

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

Finding the Best Visual & Performing Arts School for You

With 43 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, visual and performing arts is the #17 most popular major in New Mexico.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

The Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts 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 3 schools in New Mexico to see which ones were the most popular 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.

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

Our analysis found University of New Mexico - Main Campus to be the most popular school for visual and performing arts students who want to pursue a degree in New Mexico. UNM is a very large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

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Out of the 3 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

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#3

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western New Mexico University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Schools in New Mexico list. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the town of Silver City.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 254
Texas 1,011
Oklahoma 126

Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Music 7,675
Fine & Studio Arts 3,224
Design & Applied Arts 1,979
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 1,704
Drama & Theater Arts 1,699
Arts & Media Management 1,184
General Visual & Performing Arts 390
Dance 257
Other Visual Art 254
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry 13

Related Major Annual Graduates
Theology & Religious Vocations 17,287
English Language & Literature 9,566
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 4,163
Philosophy & Religious Studies 3,136
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 2,680

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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.

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