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2026 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

[Funeral & Mortuary Science](/majors/personal-and-culinary-services/funeral-mortuary-science/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong funeral & mortuary science education at a price that pays off.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for funeral & mortuary science students.

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

2026 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in funeral & mortuary science, balancing cost against outcomes.

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 earned the #1 spot for value among funeral & mortuary science schools in the Rocky Mountains Region. Set in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $4,426 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $14,244. Typical student debt for funeral & mortuary science graduates is $10,855. Soon after graduation, funeral & mortuary science degree recipients from Salt Lake Community College generally make around $42,031. 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 came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value funeral & mortuary science schools. Set in the suburb of Littleton, Arapahoe Community College is a large public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $4,434, while out-of-state students pay about $17,034. Funeral & Mortuary Science graduates carry a median of $22,675 in student loans. Soon after graduation, funeral & mortuary science degree recipients from Arapahoe Community College generally make around $50,953. Set against $22,675 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 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 · 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.