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Accounting at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

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Accounting at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what New Mexico State University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and approximately 14,227 students attend the school each year. Of the 405 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from New Mexico State University - Main Campus in 2021, 59 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: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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
222
248
249
278
364
379
401
592
768
866
948
1,019

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in accounting from NMSU Main Campus. This makes it the #223 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

51% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 59 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from NMSU Main Campus in 2020-2021, 49% were men and 51% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at NMSU Main Campus since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 33
White 21
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

NMSU Main Campus Accounting Master’s Program

64% Women
64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from NMSU Main Campus. About 36% were men and 64% were women.

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In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 64% of degree recipients. That is 31% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

NMSU Main Campus also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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