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Accounting at Santa Fe Community College

If you are interested in studying Accounting, consider the program at Santa Fe Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Santa Fe Community College sits in Santa Fe, NM.

During the most recent reporting year, 16 accounting degrees were granted at Santa Fe Community College.

Studying Online at Santa Fe Community College

Many students take online classes at Santa Fe Community College. Of 4,469 students, 1,350 (30%) studied exclusively online and 839 (19%) took at least some classes online.

Accounting Rankings at Santa Fe Community College

These rankings give you a sense of how Santa Fe Community College’s Accounting program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	New Mexico	#5 of 6
Best Schools (Quality)	New Mexico	#6 of 6
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#36 of 106
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#78 of 107
Best Value	Nationwide	#350 of 1,141
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#870 of 1,145

Earnings for Accounting Graduates from Santa Fe Community College

Graduates of Santa Fe Community College’s Accounting program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$37,189
2 years	$35,060
3 years	$28,055
4 years	$38,670
5 years	$53,757

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Accounting graduates from Santa Fe Community College take home a median $38,670, compared with $45,554 for all Santa Fe Community College graduates — about 15% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Accounting graduates at Santa Fe Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Accounting graduates at Santa Fe Community College are 88% women (14) and 12% men (2).

Accounting Associate’s Program at Santa Fe Community College

Of the 11 associate’s accounting graduates at Santa Fe Community College, 91% were women (10) and 9% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Santa Fe Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Hispanic / Latino	7
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
International (Nonresident)	1

Minority students account for 73% of Accounting associate’s degree recipients at Santa Fe Community College, above the national average of 46%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Accounting Concentrations at Santa Fe Community College

The Accounting program at Santa Fe Community College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Accounting	11
Accounting Technology/Bookkeeping	5

Highest-Paying Careers for Accounting Graduates

Those who complete Accounting program at Santa Fe Community College work across a variety of fields. Here are the top-paying careers for Accounting majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Treasurers and Controllers	$162,461
Investment Fund Managers	$157,819
Financial Risk Specialists	$127,364
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property	$118,242
Financial Examiners	$117,139
Financial and Investment Analysts	$82,666
Budget Analysts	$80,859
Accountants and Auditors	$79,222
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$77,212
Financial Managers	$75,665

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.