2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Music in New Mexico

A master's degree in music is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #35 out of 326 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Music in New Mexico ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 41 master's degrees in music during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for music.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Music in New Mexico

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in music.

Most Well Attended Schools for Music Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

31 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NM

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a popular choice for students pursuing a master's degree in music. UNM is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Albuquerque. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in music in New Mexico.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the music program earn about $29,700 in their early career salary.

More information about a master’s in music from University of New Mexico - Main Campus

2

New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Las Cruces, NM

10 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NM

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at New Mexico State University - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a master's degree in music. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public university located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in music in New Mexico. More information about a master’s in music from New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Best Music Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Music Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	223	442
Arizona	173	72
Oklahoma	161	99

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Rankings in Majors Related to Music

One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Music has other similar majors worth exploring.

Music Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Music Performance	41

Most Popular Majors Related to Music

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts	17
Drama & Theater Arts	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.