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2024 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in New Mexico

2 Colleges in New Mexico
40 Theater Degrees Awarded
$20,416 Avg Early-Career Salary
Drama & Theater Arts is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #59 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in New Mexico ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 40 degrees in drama & theater arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Drama & Theater Arts Schools in New Mexico list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Drama & Theater Arts in New Mexico

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the theater degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top New Mexico Schools in Theater

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$20,416 Median Starting Salary
$24,311 Median Student Debt

It's hard to beat University of New Mexico - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in drama & theater arts. UNM is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Albuquerque. A Best Colleges rank of #514 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNM is a great university overall.

There were about 19 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the theater program report average early career income of $20,416.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NM

Any student pursuing a degree in drama & theater arts has to look into Central New Mexico Community College. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 2nd out of 23 schools for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.

There were approximately 1 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at CNM in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NM

Any student who is interested in drama & theater arts needs 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. This university ranks 5th out of 23 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.

There were approximately 9 drama & theater arts students who graduated with this degree at NMSU Main Campus in the most recent data year.

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Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 317 982
Arizona 287 184
Oklahoma 257 188

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Drama & Theater Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Theater Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Theater Arts 32
Theater Design & Technology 7
Playwriting & Screenwriting 1

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Majors Similar to Theater

Related Major Annual Graduates
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 165
Fine & Studio Arts 162
General Visual & Performing Arts 72
Music 70
Design & Applied Arts 35
Dance 9

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