Accounting at University of the Southwest

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what University of the Southwest has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

USW is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and has a total student population of 951. Of the 34 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of the Southwest in 2019, 8 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.

USW Accounting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at USW

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, USW does offer online courses in accounting for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

USW Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at USW compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 USW 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 Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	60
Most Popular Online Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	135
Most Focused Accounting Schools	214
Most Popular Online Accounting Schools	220
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	399
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	404
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	835
Most Popular Accounting Schools	865

In 2019, 7 students received their master’s degree in accounting from USW. This makes it the #404 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at USW

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at University of the Southwest.

USW Accounting Bachelor’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 8 students earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from USW. About 62% of these graduates were women and the other 38% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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 University of the Southwest with a bachelor's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

USW Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 7 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2018-2019 from USW, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from USW, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of the Southwest with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

USW 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 University of the Southwest.

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 Bildungsroman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.