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2027 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

[Funeral & Mortuary Science](/majors/personal-and-culinary-services/funeral-mortuary-science/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for funeral & mortuary science students.

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• Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2027 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the funeral & mortuary science degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools

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Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City, UT

$4,426 In-State Tuition & Fees

$10,855 Avg Student Debt

$47,867 Median Earnings (10yr)

Salt Lake Community College tops our 2027 list of the best value funeral & mortuary science schools in the Rocky Mountains Region. Salt Lake Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Salt Lake City. Students from in state pay about $4,426 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $14,244. Funeral & Mortuary Science graduates carry a median of $10,855 in student loans. Funeral & Mortuary Science graduates of Salt Lake Community College earn a median of $42,031 early in their careers. Set against $10,855 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.

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Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, CO

$4,434 In-State Tuition & Fees

$22,675 Avg Student Debt

$48,341 Median Earnings (10yr)

Arapahoe Community College is a great value for students pursuing a degree in funeral & mortuary science, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the suburb of Littleton, Arapahoe Community College is a very large public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $4,434, compared with $17,034 for out-of-state students. Funeral & Mortuary Science graduates carry a median of $22,675 in student loans. Early-career funeral & mortuary science graduates make about $50,953. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.