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Film Schools in New Mexico

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

Of the 9 film schools in New Mexico, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Santa Fe University of Art and Design comes out as the most expensive ($27,381/yr), with New Mexico State University-Dona Ana as the lowest recorded at only $5,430/yr.

Film students from New Mexico schools who go on to become filmmakers, producers, directors, film directors, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 79,780 people working as producers and directors alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $86,870. Also, Actors make on average $0 per year and there are about 39,880 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the New Mexico alone, there are 2,000 employed actors earning an average yearly salary of $"*". Producers and directors in this state earn $54,650/yr and there are 230 employed.

Also, within the film schools in New Mexico, the average student population is 2,774 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from film, 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.

Film Programs in New Mexico

New Mexico State University-Main Campus

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Santa Fe University of Art and Design

• Film/Cinema Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Northern New Mexico College

• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
  

New Mexico Highlands University

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Central New Mexico Community College

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

New Mexico State University-Dona Ana

• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

New Mexico State University-Alamogordo

• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

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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.
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See Also

• Film Information
• Salary Details for a Filmmaker
• Online Film Schools
• Online Film Programs
• Online Film Courses

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