Art Schools in New Mexico

New Mexico contains seventeen schools that offer art programs. Santa Fe University of Art and Design, the highest-ranking art school in NM, has a total student population of 221 and is the 525th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 17 art schools in New Mexico, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, The Art Center Design College-Albuquerque comes out as the most expensive ($34,902/yr), with San Juan College as the lowest recorded at only $5,292/yr.

Art students from New Mexico schools who go on to become artists, animators, animation designers, animation artists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 8,900 people working as fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $50,630. Also, Craft artists make on average $33,070 per year and there are about 5,380 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the New Mexico alone, there are 90 employed craft artists earning an average yearly salary of $18,670. Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators in this state earn $54,600/yr and there are 100 employed.

Also, within the art schools in New Mexico, the average student population is 2,774 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from art, there are 1598 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,262 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $1,963, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Art Programs in New Mexico

• Art Therapy/Therapist

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Art/Art Studies, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Arts Management

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Design and Applied Arts, Other

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Theatre/Theatre Arts Management

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

• Commercial and Advertising Art

  Levels offered: Associates

• Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

• Geology/Earth Science, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

• Art/Art Studies, General

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Associates

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Associates

• Art/Art Studies, General

  Levels offered: Associates

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Associates

• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other

  Levels offered: Associates

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

  Levels offered: Associates

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Associates

• Art/Art Studies, General

  Levels offered: Associates

• Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts

• Visual and Performing Arts, General

  Levels offered: Associates

• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Geology/Earth Science, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Art/Art Studies, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

• Art/Art Studies, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Commercial and Advertising Art

  Levels offered: Associates

• Fine/Studio Arts, General

  Levels offered: Bachelors

• Visual and Performing Arts, General

• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education

  Levels offered: Associates

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

• Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef

  Levels offered: Certificate

• Culinary Arts/Chef Training

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

• Art/Art Studies, General

  Levels offered: Associates

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Associates

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

  Levels offered: Associates

• Geology/Earth Science, General

  Levels offered: Associates

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Associates

• Commercial and Advertising Art

  Levels offered: Associates

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General

  Levels offered: Associates

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Associates

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

  Levels offered: Associates

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Certificate

• Art/Art Studies, General

  Levels offered: Certificate

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Associates

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Certificate

• Commercial and Advertising Art

  Levels offered: Certificate

• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching

  Levels offered: Associates

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Associates

• Culinary Arts/Chef Training

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

• Art/Art Studies, General

  Levels offered: Associates

• Arts Management

  Levels offered: Associates

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Associates

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

• Commercial and Advertising Art

  Levels offered: Associates

• Fine/Studio Arts, General

  Levels offered: Associates

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Associates

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

  Levels offered: Associates

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Certificate

• Art/Art Studies, General

  Levels offered: Certificate

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Associates

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

  Levels offered: Associates

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Associates

• Art/Art Studies, General

  Levels offered: Associates

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Associates

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

  Levels offered: Associates

• Culinary Arts/Chef Training

  Levels offered: Certificate

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Associates

• Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry

  Levels offered: Associates

• Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities

  Levels offered: Associates

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

  Levels offered: Associates

• Visual and performing arts

  Levels offered: Associates

• Art/Art Studies, General

  Levels offered: Associates

• Commercial and Advertising Art

  Levels offered: Associates

New Mexico Interesting Facts

• Santa Fe is the highest capital city in the United States at 7,000 feet above sea level.
• The province that was once Spanish New Mexico included all of present day New Mexico, most of Colorado and Arizona, and slices of Utah, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Wyoming. The Original American Territory of New Mexico that congress created in 1850 included all of New Mexico and Arizona plus parts of Colorado, Nevada, and Utah. The boundaries of present day New Mexico were drawn by congress in 1863 but New Mexico didn't become a state until 1912.
• Each October Albuquerque hosts the world's largest international hot air balloon fiesta.
• Las Cruces makes the world's largest enchilada the first weekend in October at the "Whole Enchilada Fiesta".
• Lakes and Rivers make up only .002% of the state's total surface area. The lowest water-to-land ratio of all 50 states. Most of New Mexico's lakes are man-made reservoirs. A dam on the Rio Grande formed the Elephant Butte Reservoir the state's largest lake.

Category: Animation Schools , Art Schools , Game Design , Graphics Design , Online Art Schools , Online Game Design , Video Game Design