New Mexico contains eight schools that offer computer animation programs. New Mexico State University-Main Campus, the highest-ranking computer animation school in NM, has a total student population of 18,526 and is the 396th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 8 computer animation schools in New Mexico, only 1 has 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 New Mexico State University-Grants as the lowest recorded at only $4,180/yr.
Computer Animation students from New Mexico schools who go on to become computer animators, animators, animation designers, animation artists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 28,800 people working as multimedia artists and animators alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $62,810.
Also, within the computer animation schools in New Mexico, the average student population is 2,774 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from computer animation, 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.
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