2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Accounting for a Bachelor’s

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Accounting for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

With 73,172 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, accounting is the 7th most popular major in the United States.

Across New Mexico, there were 264 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 101 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,779 and $27,879 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Accounting for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in accounting. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent accounting programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the accounting program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Accounting for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Accounting for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Accounting for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 3 Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Mexico

1

New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Las Cruces, New Mexico

620 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Accounting for a Bachelor’s list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 59 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list.Of the 14,227 students enrolled at New Mexico State University - Main Campus, 620 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 285 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,880. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at New Mexico State University - Main Campus]](/colleges/new-mexico-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

2

Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus
Portales, New Mexico

199 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Accounting for a Bachelor’s list. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school situated in Portales, New Mexico. It awarded 31 bachelors’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

ENMU - Main Campus also took the #2 spot in our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking.Among the 5,266 students enrolled at ENMU - Main Campus, 199 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 99 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,131. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. ENMU - Main Campus does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full ENMU - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report

3

Western New Mexico University
Silver City, New Mexico

99 GI Bill® Students**

#3 in overall quality

$4,538 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Accounting for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western New Mexico University landed the #3 spot on the list. Silver City, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s accounting degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

Western New Mexico University also made our “Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 99 of the 2,896 students enrolled at Western New Mexico University were GI Bill® students, of which 50 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,538. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• 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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