2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Fine & Studio Arts in New Mexico

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in New Mexico to determine which ones were the most popular for fine and studio arts students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 102 bachelor's degrees in fine and studio arts during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Fine & Studio Arts School for Your Bachelor's Degree

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality fine and studio arts program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

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We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for fine and studio arts.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Fine & Studio Arts in New Mexico

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in fine and studio arts.

Most Well Attended Schools for Fine Arts Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

59 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NM

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a popular option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in fine and studio arts. UNM is a fairly large public university located in the city of Albuquerque. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in fine and studio arts in New Mexico.

There were roughly 59 fine and studio arts individuals who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent data year.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the Fine Arts program make about $19,800 for their early career.

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2

Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development
Santa Fe, NM

21 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NM

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in fine and studio arts. Institute of American Indian Arts is a small public school located in the rural area of Santa Fe. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in fine and studio arts in New Mexico.

There were approximately 21 fine and studio arts individuals who graduated with this degree at Institute of American Indian Arts in the most recent data year.

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3

Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus
Portales, NM

15 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NM

$17,600 Median Salary

Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in fine and studio arts. Located in the remote town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in fine and studio arts in New Mexico.

There were about 15 fine and studio arts individuals who graduated with this degree at ENMU - Main Campus in the most recent year we have data available.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the Fine Arts program earn around $17,600 in the first couple years of working.

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4

Western New Mexico University
Silver City, NM

5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in fine and studio arts has to check out Western New Mexico University. Located in the town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public university with a small student population.

There were about 5 fine and studio arts students who graduated with this degree at Western New Mexico University in the most recent data year.

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5

Southwest University of Visual Arts - Albuquerque
Albuquerque, NM

2 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large city of Albuquerque, Southwest University of Visual Arts - Albuquerque is a private for-profit university with a fairly small student population.

There were about 2 fine and studio arts students who graduated with this degree at Southwest University of Visual Arts - Albuquerque in the most recent data year.

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6

New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Las Cruces, NM

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

NMSU Main Campus is a large public university located in the suburb of Las Cruces. More information about a bachelor’s in fine and studio arts from New Mexico State University - Main Campus

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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 Jorge Royan. More about our data sources and methodologies.