2023 Best Accounting Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Mexico

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Accounting for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 73,172 accounting students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country.

Across New Mexico, there were 264 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Accounting for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in accounting. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great accounting programs and a strong support system for 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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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 “Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Accounting for a Master’s”.

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

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

Top 2 Best Accounting Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Mexico

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, New Mexico

1 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Accounting for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 31 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

UNM also took the #2 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 22,311 students enrolled at University of New Mexico - Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report

2

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 #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Accounting for a Master’s list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 22 masters’s accounting degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our new mexico master’s degree vets studying accounting list, NMSU Main Campus has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 620 of the 14,227 students enrolled at New Mexico State University - Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 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. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. New Mexico State University - Main Campus does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full NMSU Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report

• Best Accounting Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
• Best Accounting Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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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