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2022 Best Value Mortuary Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
429 Degrees Awarded
$11,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Mortuary Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Mortuary Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,058 people earned their degree in funeral and mortuary science, making the major the 211th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, funeral and mortuary science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,096 and had an average of $14,560 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 429 funeral and mortuary science graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,725 and $15,250 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Mortuary Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in funeral and mortuary science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great funeral and mortuary science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the funeral and mortuary science program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Mortuary Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Colleges for Funeral & Mortuary Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Amarillo College

Amarillo, Texas

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 Mortuary Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in Amarillo, Texas, and it awarded 23 ’s mortuary science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Amarillo College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Amarillo College is $4,740 for southwest region mortuary science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Funeral & Mortuary Science at Amarillo College

#2

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Antonio College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Mortuary Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. San Antonio College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 44 ’s mortuary science degrees in 2019-2020.

San Antonio College also made our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $5,183 for southwest region mortuary science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend San Antonio College.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Mortuary Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Central Oklahoma is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 ’s mortuary science degrees to qualified students.

UCO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UCO is $12,297 for southwest region mortuary science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Funeral & Mortuary Science at University of Central Oklahoma

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Mortuary Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Chandler-Gilbert Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Chandler, Arizona. It awarded 35 ’s mortuary science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region mortuary science students whose families make $0-$30k list, Chandler-Gilbert Community College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Chandler-Gilbert Community College is $8,212 for southwest region mortuary science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Funeral & Mortuary Science at Chandler-Gilbert Community College

#5

Northeast Texas Community College

Mount Pleasant, Texas

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Mortuary Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Texas Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Northeast Texas Community College is a public institution located in Mount Pleasant, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NTCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend NTCC is $7,484 for southwest region mortuary science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#6

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona

Mesa Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mortuary Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Mesa, Arizona, and it awarded 1 ’s mortuary science degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Full Mesa Community College Funeral & Mortuary Science Report

Dallas Institute of Funeral Service ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Mortuary Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 103 diplomas to qualified ’s mortuary science students in 2019-2020.

Dallas Institute of Funeral Service not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is $15,116 for Southwest Region Mortuary Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Dallas Institute of Funeral Service Funeral & Mortuary Science Report

Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mortuary Science Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 180 ’s mortuary science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $26,767 for southwest region mortuary science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Funeral & Mortuary Science at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service

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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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