2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in New Mexico

Visual & Performing Arts is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #10 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in New Mexico to determine which ones were the most popular for visual and performing arts students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 61 master's degrees in visual and performing arts to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Visual & Performing Arts School for Your Master's Degree

The visual and performing arts master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Visual & Performing Arts in New Mexico ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality visual and performing arts program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for visual and performing arts.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Visual & Performing Arts in New Mexico

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for visual and performing arts students seeking a a master's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Visual & Performing Arts Students Working on Their Master's

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

47 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NM

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

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

There were approximately 47 visual and performing arts individuals who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent year we have data available.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Las Cruces, NM

13 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NM

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in visual and performing arts has to check out New Mexico State University - Main Campus. NMSU Main Campus is a large public university located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in visual and performing arts in New Mexico.

There were approximately 13 visual and performing arts individuals who graduated with this degree at NMSU Main Campus in the most recent data year.

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Southwest University of Visual Arts - Albuquerque
Albuquerque, NM

1 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Southwest University of Visual Arts - Albuquerque is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in visual and performing arts. Located in the city of Albuquerque, Southwest University of Visual Arts - Albuquerque is a private for-profit university with a fairly small student population.

There were roughly 1 visual and performing arts students who graduated with this degree at Southwest University of Visual Arts - Albuquerque in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	32	204
Texas	32	774
Oklahoma	31	121

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Visual & Performing Arts Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Music	41
Fine & Studio Arts	17
Drama & Theater Arts	3

Most Popular Majors Related to Visual & Performing Arts

Related Major	Annual Graduates
English Language & Literature	76
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	57
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	22
Philosophy & Religious Studies	2

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Bonnielou2013. More about our data sources and methodologies.