2025 Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico

If you pursue a associate degree in accounting, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #13 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 54 associate degrees in accounting during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to accounting students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of accounting students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt accounting students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized accounting related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for accounting students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Accounting in New Mexico

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in accounting.

Top New Mexico Schools for an Associate in Accounting

1

Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, NM

29 Annual Graduates

$40,511 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat Central New Mexico Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in accounting. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a large student population.

Associate students who receive their degree from the accounting program earn an average of $40,511 for their early career.

More information about a associate in accounting from Central New Mexico Community College

2

Santa Fe Community College
Santa Fe, NM

17 Annual Graduates

Santa Fe Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in accounting. SFCC is a small public college located in the rural area of Santa Fe.More information about a associate in accounting from Santa Fe Community College

Best Accounting Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Accounting Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	200	513
Arizona	169	264
Oklahoma	136	54

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Rankings in Majors Related to Accounting

Accounting is one of 21 different types of Business, Management & Marketing programs to choose from.

Accounting Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Accounting	48
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	6

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Business Administration & Management	417
General Business/Commerce	67
Business Support & Assistant Services	21
Hospitality Management	18
Construction Management	10
Management Information Systems	4
Marketing	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Pixabay. More about our data sources and methodologies.