2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k) in New Mexico

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 75,655 accounting students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country.

Across New Mexico, there were 272 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 78 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,864 and $37,250 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in accounting. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great accounting programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the accounting program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The accounting school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new mexico master’s degree accounting students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k) in New Mexico

#1

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Accounting at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 53 degrees to qualified masters’s accounting students in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #2 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Accounting Report

#3

University of the Southwest

Hobbs, New Mexico

$22,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Southwest. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k list. Hobbs, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

USW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of the Southwest are $22,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Accounting at USW

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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