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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Mortuary Science

6 Ranked Colleges
439 Degrees Awarded
$24,000 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Mortuary Science

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Mortuary Science” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 the Southwest region, there were 439 funeral and mortuary science graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,699 and $16,295 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Mortuary Science” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in funeral and mortuary science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent funeral and mortuary science programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the funeral and mortuary science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Mortuary Science

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Mortuary Science”.

Top 6 Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Mortuary Science. UCO is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 19 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UCO also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 14,132 students enrolled at University of Central Oklahoma, 934 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 428 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,062. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Central Oklahoma does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full University of Central Oklahoma Veteran Student Life Report

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San Antonio College
San Antonio, Texas

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Mortuary Science that were part of this year’s ranking, San Antonio College landed the #2 spot on the list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s mortuary science degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at San Antonio College, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 19,231 students enrolled at San Antonio College, 2,054 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,362 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,249. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full San Antonio College Veteran Student Life Report

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Mortuary Science that were part of this year’s ranking, Chandler-Gilbert Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Chandler, Arizona. It awarded 31 ’s mortuary science degrees in 2020-2021.

Chandler-Gilbert Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Chandler-Gilbert Community College supports 13,395 students, and 391 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 244 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,174. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Chandler-Gilbert Community College]](/colleges/chandler-gilbert-community-college/student-life/veterans/)

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Amarillo College
Amarillo, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Amarillo College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Mortuary Science. Located in Amarillo, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 35 diplomas to qualified ’s mortuary science students in 2020-2021.

Amarillo College also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 9,079 students enrolled at Amarillo College, 260 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 141 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,795. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Amarillo College offers credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Amarillo College]](/colleges/amarillo-college/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dallas Institute of Funeral Service. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Mortuary Science. Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 100 ’s mortuary science degrees in 2020-2021.

Dallas Institute of Funeral Service not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 364 students enrolled at Dallas Institute of Funeral Service, 34 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 29 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,323. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Mortuary Science ranking. Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 183 ’s mortuary science degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 6 of the 256 students enrolled at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service Veteran Student Life Report

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