2027 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in Iowa
[Funeral & Mortuary Science](/majors/personal-and-culinary-services/funeral-mortuary-science/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value funeral & mortuary science schools.
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2027 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in Iowa
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in funeral & mortuary science, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools
Leading the list is Des Moines Area Community College, our #1 best value for funeral & mortuary science in Iowa. Des Moines Area Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Ankeny. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $5,790, compared with $6,690 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for funeral & mortuary science graduates is $25,000. Early-career funeral & mortuary science graduates make about $49,355. Set against $25,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 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 · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school 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).
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