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Arts Schools in New Mexico

New Mexico contains 24 schools that offer arts programs. New Mexico State University-Main Campus, the highest-ranking arts school in NM, has a total student population of 18,526 and is the 396th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 24 arts schools in New Mexico, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, The Art Center Design College-Albuquerque comes out as the most expensive ($34,902/yr), with Navajo Technical College as the lowest recorded at only $2,488/yr.

Arts students from New Mexico schools who go on to become artists, graphic designers, journalists, musicians, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 8,900 people working as fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $50,630. Also, Craft artists make on average $33,070 per year and there are about 5,380 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the New Mexico alone, there are 90 employed craft artists earning an average yearly salary of $18,670. Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in this state earn $54,600/yr and there are 100 employed.

Also, within the arts schools in New Mexico, the average student population is 2,774 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from arts, there are 1598 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,262 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $1,963, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Arts Programs in New Mexico

New Mexico State University-Main Campus

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors, Masters, PhD
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Fine/Studio Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Visual and Performing Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Santa Fe University of Art and Design

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Arts Management
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Design and Applied Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Theatre/Theatre Arts Management
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

New Mexico Military Institute

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Navajo Technical College

• Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

St John's College

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

The Art Center Design College-Albuquerque

• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

New Mexico Junior College

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Northern New Mexico College

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts
  
• Visual and Performing Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

New Mexico Highlands University

• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Mesalands Community College

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Western New Mexico University

• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Fine/Studio Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Visual and Performing Arts, General
  

Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Central New Mexico Community College

• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Culinary Arts/Chef Training
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

San Juan College

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Luna Community College

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Culinary Arts/Chef Training
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Santa Fe Community College

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Culinary Arts/Chef Training
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates
• Arts Management
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Fine/Studio Arts, General
  

  Levels offered: Associates

University of New Mexico-Valencia County Branch

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Associates

University of New Mexico-Taos Branch

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Culinary Arts/Chef Training
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Clovis Community College

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Visual and performing arts
  

  Levels offered: Associates

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New Mexico Interesting Facts

• Santa Fe is the highest capital city in the United States at 7,000 feet above sea level.
• The province that was once Spanish New Mexico included all of present day New Mexico, most of Colorado and Arizona, and slices of Utah, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Wyoming. The Original American Territory of New Mexico that congress created in 1850 included all of New Mexico and Arizona plus parts of Colorado, Nevada, and Utah. The boundaries of present day New Mexico were drawn by congress in 1863 but New Mexico didn't become a state until 1912.
• Each October Albuquerque hosts the world's largest international hot air balloon fiesta.
• Las Cruces makes the world's largest enchilada the first weekend in October at the "Whole Enchilada Fiesta".
• Lakes and Rivers make up only .002% of the state's total surface area. The lowest water-to-land ratio of all 50 states. Most of New Mexico's lakes are man-made reservoirs. A dam on the Rio Grande formed the Elephant Butte Reservoir the state's largest lake.

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