by our College Data Analytics TeamHere’s the full picture on paying for Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service, spanning what it costs to attend, projected costs over a degree, net price, debt outcomes, and aid equity.
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The cost of attendance at Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service is about $25,265.00 for a single academic year.
Here the cost is broken out three ways: no aid, average aid, and the aid a low-income student typically receives.
| Tuition and fees | $20,950.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $4,315.00 |
| Total cost | $25,265.00 |
| That is 23% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $25,265.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$2,874.00 |
| Net price | $22,391.00 |
| That is 32% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $25,265.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$3,224.00 |
| Net price | $22,041.00 |
| That is 33% below the national average net price. | |
| Explore each piece on tuition and fees plus room and board. |
The reported cost series has been increasing at about 20.4% per year; the projections below compound that across a degree. The projections below run a full degree for a low-income aided student, an average-aid student, and the full sticker price. The repayment figures use a ten-year loan at 6.8%.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 20.4% | 20.4% | 20.4% |
| Freshman year | $26,539.00 | $26,961.00 | $30,421.00 |
| Senior year | $46,329.00 | $47,065.00 | $53,106.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $143,301.00 | $145,576.00 | $164,262.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $54,592.00 | $55,459.00 | $62,578.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $1,649.00 | $1,675.00 | $1,890.00 |
| Total amount paid | $197,893.00 | $201,036.00 | $226,840.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 20.4% | 20.4% | 20.4% |
| Freshman year | $26,539.00 | $26,961.00 | $30,421.00 |
| Senior year | $31,955.00 | $32,463.00 | $36,630.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $58,495.00 | $59,423.00 | $67,051.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $22,284.00 | $22,638.00 | $25,544.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $673.00 | $684.00 | $772.00 |
| Total amount paid | $80,779.00 | $82,062.00 | $92,595.00 |
See the full net-price breakdown in the net-price section.
Net price strips out grant and scholarship aid to show what families really pay. For most prospective students, net price gives a more realistic estimate than sticker tuition.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $29,047.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $21,563.00 |
Net price is far from uniform: lower-income families typically pay much less after aid. The table below shows the average net price by family-income bracket:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $19,046.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $21,216.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $22,214.00 |
Estimate your specific net price using the school’s Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service Net Price Calculator.
Curious how grants and scholarships are distributed? Explore the financial aid breakdown.
Median graduate debt at Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service comes to $9,500.00, landing it in the Very Low (<$10k) debt-burden bucket.
The full distribution of debt at graduation looks like this:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $3,167.00 |
| 25th | $4,160.00 |
| Median (50th) | $9,500.00 |
| 75th | $16,042.00 |
| 90th | $20,000.00 |
How far apart the 10th and 90th percentiles sit tells you how uneven debt outcomes are.
Explore borrowing, repayment, and default in detail on the student-loan-debt breakdown.
Whether your parents attended college is associated with differences in median debt at graduation.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $9,500.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $11,332.00 |
The default-rate category at Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 9.6% |
To put the rates in context, Stafford loans at Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service come to $28,683,889.00 distributed across 2,645 disbursements.
Veterans and active-duty students can access dedicated federal education aid including the GI Bill and Tuition Assistance from the Department of Defense.
| GI Bill recipients | 21 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $8,492.00 |
For the full rundown of veteran and military benefits, see the college veterans page.
Use the figures above as a launch point, then think through Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service, keep these questions in mind:
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Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.