by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in Iowa” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 2,354 people earned their degree in funeral and mortuary science, making the major the 196th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, funeral and mortuary science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,476 and had an average of $21,232 in loans still to pay off.
Across Iowa, there were 68 funeral and mortuary science graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,409 and $18,587 respectively.
To top this list, a school must have a successful funeral and mortuary science program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The mortuary science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in Iowa”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in Iowa”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Des Moines Area Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in Iowa list. Des Moines Area Community College is located in Ankeny, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 68 ’s mortuary science degrees to qualified students.
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