Accounting at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

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

NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and has a total student population of 14,289. Of the 406 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from New Mexico State University - Main Campus in 2019, 44 of them were accounting majors.

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

NMSU Main Campus Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

NMSU Main Campus Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how NMSU Main Campus 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 accounting major at NMSU Main Campus is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. 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 Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	248
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	305
Most Popular Accounting Schools	328
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	339
Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	375
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	804
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	839
Most Focused Accounting Schools	863
Best Accounting Schools	923

In 2019, 23 students received their master’s degree in accounting from NMSU Main Campus. This makes it the #248 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at NMSU Main Campus

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

NMSU Main Campus Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at NMSU Main Campus awarded 44 bachelor's degrees in 2018-2019. About 45% of these degrees went to men with the other 55% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	19
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NMSU Main Campus Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 23 students who graduated with a master’s in accounting from NMSU Main Campus in 2019, 43% were men and 57% were women.

In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 65% of degree recipients. That is 34% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	4
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NMSU Main Campus also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting 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 New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Accountants and Auditors	6,050	$66,370
Budget Analysts	590	$76,880
Business Professors	220	$78,890
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	210	$46,850
Credit Analysts	190	$61,500

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 AllenS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.