2022 Best Value Theater Schools in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Theater Schools in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 11,561 people earned their degree in theater arts, making the major the 69th most popular in the United States.

Across New Mexico, there were 33 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Theater Schools in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in theater arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality theater arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Theater Schools in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new mexico theater students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Colleges for Theater Arts (Income $48-$75k) in New Mexico

#1

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#4 in overall quality

$5,676 Average Net Price

$29,375 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Central New Mexico Community College is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 5 ’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

CNM also took the #4 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Schools in New Mexico” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central New Mexico Community College is $5,676 for New Mexico Theater students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Theater Arts at Central New Mexico Community College

#2

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$10,235 Average Net Price

$34,757 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified ’s theater students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best Theater Arts Schools in New Mexico” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus is $10,235 for new mexico theater students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Theater Arts at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

#3

Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

Portales, New Mexico

#3 in overall quality

$11,117 Average Net Price

$34,400 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Theater Schools in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k list. This medium-sized school is located in Portales, New Mexico, and it awarded 2 ’s theater degrees in 2019-2020.

ENMU - Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Theater Arts Schools in New Mexico” list. The yearly cost to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is $11,117 for new mexico theater students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full ENMU - Main Campus Theater Arts Report

#4

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$16,557 Average Net Price

$41,938 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Theater Schools in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 ’s theater degrees to qualified students.

UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Theater Arts Schools in New Mexico” list. The yearly cost to attend UNM is $16,557 for New Mexico Theater students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Theater Arts at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge.

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