2027 Best Value General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Schools in Iowa

[General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science](/majors/personal-and-culinary-services/funeral-mortuary-science/funeral-service-and-mortuary-science-general/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value general funeral service & mortuary science schools.
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2027 Best Value General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Schools in Iowa
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in general funeral service & mortuary science, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Schools
For return on investment in general funeral service & mortuary science, no school beat Des Moines Area Community College this year. Des Moines Area Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Ankeny. Students from in state pay about $5,790 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $6,690. Typical student debt for general funeral service & mortuary science graduates is $25,000. Early-career general funeral service & mortuary science graduates make about $49,355. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school only.
- 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).
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