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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Funeral & Mortuary Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
310 Degrees Awarded
$30,300 Avg Salary
Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that 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. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 310 funeral and mortuary science graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in funeral and mortuary science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent funeral and mortuary science programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Funeral & Mortuary Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Amarillo College

Amarillo, Texas

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Amarillo College landed the #1 spot on the list. Amarillo College is a medium-sized school located in Amarillo, Texas that handed out 11 associates’s mortuary science degrees in 2019-2020.

Amarillo College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Amarillo College is $6,860 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Mortuary Science students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Antonio College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 26 associates’s mortuary science degrees in 2019-2020.

San Antonio College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend San Antonio College is $8,279 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Mortuary Science students whose families make $48-$75k.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chandler-Gilbert Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This fairly large school is located in Chandler, Arizona, and it awarded 35 associates’s mortuary science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Chandler-Gilbert Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Chandler-Gilbert Community College is $11,827 for southwest region associate degree mortuary science students whose families make $48-$75k.

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

#4

Northeast Texas Community College

Mount Pleasant, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Texas Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Mount Pleasant, Texas, this small public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified associates’s mortuary science students in 2019-2020.

NTCC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NTCC is $9,117 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Mortuary Science students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#5

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mesa Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Mesa Community College is located in Mesa, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s mortuary science degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mesa Community College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,230 for southwest region associate degree mortuary science students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Mesa Community College.

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Dallas Institute of Funeral Service ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is $15,635 for southwest region associate degree mortuary science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Dallas Institute of Funeral Service Funeral & Mortuary Science Report

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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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