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2023 Best Accounting Schools in New Mexico

9 Colleges
$41,819 Avg Salary
$32,212 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Accounting School for You

Accounting is the #19 most popular major in New Mexico with 224 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Accounting Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in New Mexico to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Accounting Schools in New Mexico

Check out the accounting programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top New Mexico Schools in Accounting

Our 2023 rankings named Central New Mexico Community College the best school in New Mexico for accounting students. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that accounting majors at CNM take out is $7,968.

Full Accounting at Central New Mexico Community College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Santa Fe Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Accounting Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the suburb of Santa Fe, SFCC is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Accounting at Santa Fe Community College

Out of the 9 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. UNM is a very large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

Full Accounting at University of New Mexico - Main Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Accounting Schools in New Mexico list. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Portales.

Read full report on Accounting at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New Mexico Highlands University is a great place for accounting students. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the remote town of Las Vegas.

Read full report on Accounting at New Mexico Highlands University

With a ranking of #6, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for accounting students. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Accounting majors at NMSU Main Campus take out an average of $18,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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University of the Southwest did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for accounting students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of Hobbs, USW is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

San Juan College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Accounting Schools in New Mexico ranking. Located in the small city of Farmington, SJC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

Western New Mexico University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for accounting students. It came in at #9 on the list. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the town of Silver City.

Full Accounting at Western New Mexico University Report

Best Accounting Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 7,220
Arizona 2,243
Oklahoma 1,069

Accounting is one of 21 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416,590
Finance & Financial Management 57,778
General Business/Commerce 56,042
Marketing 52,916
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43,382

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Pixabay.

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