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2023 Most Popular Accounting Schools in New Mexico

20 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 Most Popular Accounting Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in New Mexico to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Accounting program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Accounting Colleges.

Our analysis found Central New Mexico Community College to be the most popular school for accounting students who want to pursue a degree in New Mexico. Located in the 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.

Read full report on Accounting at Central New Mexico Community College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

After completing their degree, accounting graduates from NMSU Main Campus carry an average student debt load of $18,000.

Full Accounting at New Mexico State University - Main Campus Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Accounting Schools in New Mexico list. UNM is a very large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

Full Accounting at University of New Mexico - Main Campus Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a great place for accounting students. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Portales.

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

Out of the 20 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Fe Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Santa Fe, SFCC is a public school with a small student population.

Full Accounting at Santa Fe Community College Report

With a ranking of #6, University of the Southwest did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students. Located in the rural area of Hobbs, USW is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Accounting at University of the Southwest

#7

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

With a ranking of #7, Western New Mexico University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for accounting students. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the town of Silver City.

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Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Schools in New Mexico ranking. SIPI is a small public school located in the suburb of Albuquerque.

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#9

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

San Juan College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for accounting students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Farmington, SJC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Accounting Schools in New Mexico ranking. ENMU - Roswell Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Roswell.

Full Accounting at Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus 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 20 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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