2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income Over $110k) in New Mexico

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 155,377 visual and performing arts students received their degree, making the major the 10th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,427 and had an average of $28,377 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 707 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $20,110 and $25,047 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 61 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,864 and $37,250 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in visual and performing arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent visual and performing arts 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 visual and performing arts 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.

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The visual & performing arts 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 Vallue Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making Over $110k”.

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Best Vallue Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new mexico master’s degree visual & performing arts students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income Over $110k) in New Mexico

#1

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making Over $110k list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 13 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Visual & Performing Arts Report

#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Visual & Performing Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 47 masters’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #1 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890.

Full UNM Visual & Performing Arts Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts (Income Over $110k)

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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