2023 Best General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Mortuary Science for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,917 people earned their degree in general funeral service and mortuary science, making the major the 338th most popular in the United States.
Across the Plains States region, there were 114 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 55 general funeral service and mortuary science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Mortuary Science for an Associate” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in general funeral service and mortuary science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general funeral service and mortuary science programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general funeral service and mortuary science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Mortuary Science for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Mortuary Science for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Mortuary Science for an Associate”.
Top 3 Best General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Mortuary Science for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Des Moines Area Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Ankeny, Iowa, this large public school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified associates’s general mortuary science students in 2020-2021.
DMACC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Among the 23,051 students enrolled at DMACC, 500 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 221 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,709. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Mortuary Science for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Saint Louis Community College is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 12 associates’s general mortuary science degrees in 2020-2021.
Saint Louis Community College also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 16 of the 15,206 students enrolled at Saint Louis Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,111. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas City Kansas Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for General Mortuary Science for an Associate. Kansas City Kansas Community College is located in Kansas City, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s general mortuary science degrees to qualified students.
Kansas City Kansas Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.According to our most recent data, Kansas City Kansas Community College supports 5,148 students, and 199 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 154 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,343. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Kansas City Kansas Community College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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