Art Education at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a art education school? To help you decide if University of New Mexico - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's art education program.

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has a total student population of 22,311. Of the 270 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of New Mexico - Main Campus in 2021, 3 of them were art education majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Art Education section at the bottom of this page.

UNM Art Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Art Education
• Master’s Degree in Art Education

UNM Art Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks art education programs across the country. The following shows how UNM performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The art education major at UNM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Art Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Art Education Master’s Degree Schools	34
Most Popular Art Education Schools	52
	75
Most Focused Art Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	187
Best Art Education Schools	208

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in art education from UNM. This makes it the #34 most popular school for art education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Art Education Student Demographics at UNM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the art education majors at University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

UNM Art Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Art Education from UNM in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical art education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UNM since its program graduates 54% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% more racial-ethnic minorities in its art education bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of New Mexico - Main Campus with a bachelor's in art education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNM Art Education Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a master's degree in art education from UNM. About 71% of these graduates were women and the other 29% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in art education each year. UNM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

In the art education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 36% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of New Mexico - Main Campus with a master's in art education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNM also has a doctoral program available in art education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Technology Education
• Music Education
• Physical Education Teaching & Coaching
• Health Education

Careers That Art Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in art education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NM, the home state for University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
High School Teachers	7,010	$55,380
Middle School Teachers	3,760	$52,810
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	100	$55,430
Education Professors	90	$67,260

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By PerryPlanet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.