2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dance in New Mexico (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Dance is the 161st most popular major in the country with 3,397 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, dance graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $20,940 and had an average of $26,168 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 11 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 dance graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,108 and $24,162 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in dance. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent dance programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the dance program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The dance school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid”.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dance in New Mexico (With Aid)

#1

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$8,659 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. The yearly cost to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus is $8,659 for new mexico bachelor’s degree dance students with aid.

Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Dance Report

#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$14,446 Average Net Price

$21,508 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Dance Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s dance degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $14,446 for New Mexico Bachelor’s Degree Dance students with aid.

Read full report on Dance at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dance in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dance (With Aid)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jazzart Dance Theatre.

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