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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
310 Degrees Awarded
$10,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science is the 372nd most popular major in the country with 1,658 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 429 general funeral service and mortuary science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 310 general funeral service and mortuary science graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general funeral service and mortuary science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general funeral service and mortuary science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general funeral service and mortuary science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree general mortuary science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Amarillo College

Amarillo, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Amarillo College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Amarillo College is a public institution located in Amarillo, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Amarillo College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Amarillo College is $4,740 for southwest region associate degree general mortuary science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Antonio College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general mortuary science degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree general mortuary science students whose families make $0-$30k list, San Antonio College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for San Antonio College is $5,183 for southwest region associate degree general mortuary science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value General Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Chandler-Gilbert Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Chandler, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s general mortuary science degrees to 35 students in 2019-2020.

Chandler-Gilbert Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Chandler-Gilbert Community College is $8,212 for southwest region associate degree general mortuary science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

Northeast Texas Community College

Mount Pleasant, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value General Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Texas Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. NTCC is a small school located in Mount Pleasant, Texas that handed out 4 associates’s general mortuary science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NTCC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NTCC is $7,484 for southwest region associate degree general mortuary science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value General Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mesa Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Mesa Community College is a fairly large school located in Mesa, Arizona that handed out 1 associates’s general mortuary science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree general mortuary science students whose families make $0-$30k list, Mesa Community College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mesa Community College is $8,791 for Southwest Region Associate Degree General Mortuary Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Mesa Community College General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Report

#5 in overall quality

Dallas Institute of Funeral Service came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 88 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Dallas Institute of Funeral Service not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is $15,116 for southwest region associate degree general mortuary science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#6 in overall quality

Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 145 associates’s general mortuary science degrees to qualified students.

Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service is $26,767 for southwest region associate degree general mortuary science students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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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).
  • 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

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • 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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