New Mexico contains 23 schools that offer forensic accounting programs. New Mexico State University-Main Campus, the highest-ranking forensic accounting school in NM, has a total student population of 18,526 and is the 396th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 23 forensic accounting 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.
Forensic Accounting students from New Mexico schools who go on to become forensic accountants, forensics specialists, crime scene forensics specialists, computer forensics specialists, 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, Bill and account collectors make on average $32,560 per year and there are about 403,100 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the New Mexico alone, there are 2,540 employed bill and account collectors earning an average yearly salary of $28,780. Accountants and auditors in this state earn $60,380/yr and there are 5,700 employed.
Also, within the forensic accounting schools in New Mexico, the average student population is 2,774 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from forensic accounting, 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.
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