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CPA Schools
in NM
New Mexico State University-Main Campus
Santa Fe University of Art and Design
Navajo Technical College
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
University of Phoenix-New Mexico Campus
Mesalands Community College
Western New Mexico University
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus
Central New Mexico Community College
University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus
New Mexico State University-Carlsbad
National American University-Albuquerque
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CPA Schools in New Mexico
New Mexico contains 23 schools that offer CPA programs. New Mexico State University-Main Campus, the highest-ranking CPA school in NM, has a total student population of 18,526 and is the 396th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 23 CPA schools in New Mexico, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Santa Fe University of Art and Design comes out as the most expensive ($27,381/yr), with Navajo Technical College as the lowest recorded at only $2,488/yr.
CPA students from New Mexico schools who go on to become certified public accountants, accountants, finance accountants, tax accountants, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 1,106,980 people working as accountants and auditors alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $67,430. Also, Tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents make on average $53,800 per year and there are about 69,500 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the New Mexico alone, there are 350 employed tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents earning an average yearly salary of $55,240. Accountants and auditors in this state earn $60,380/yr and there are 5,700 employed.
Also, within the CPA schools in New Mexico, the average student population is 2,774 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from CPA, there are 1598 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,262 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $1,963, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
New Mexico Interesting Facts
- Santa Fe is the highest capital city in the United States at 7,000 feet above sea level.
- The province that was once Spanish New Mexico included all of present day New Mexico, most of Colorado and Arizona, and slices of Utah, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Wyoming. The Original American Territory of New Mexico that congress created in 1850 included all of New Mexico and Arizona plus parts of Colorado, Nevada, and Utah. The boundaries of present day New Mexico were drawn by congress in 1863 but New Mexico didn't become a state until 1912.
- Each October Albuquerque hosts the world's largest international hot air balloon fiesta.
- Las Cruces makes the world's largest enchilada the first weekend in October at the "Whole Enchilada Fiesta".
- Lakes and Rivers make up only .002% of the state's total surface area. The lowest water-to-land ratio of all 50 states. Most of New Mexico's lakes are man-made reservoirs. A dam on the Rio Grande formed the Elephant Butte Reservoir the state's largest lake.