2023 Best Mortuary Science & Embalming/Embalmer Colleges for Veterans
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Mortuary Science and Embalming” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 60 people earned their degree in mortuary science and embalming/embalmer, making the major the 1172nd most popular in the United States.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mortuary science and embalming/embalmer programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the mortuary science and embalming/embalmer program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly for Mortuary Science and Embalming” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.
Most Veteran Friendly for Mortuary Science and Embalming
The colleges and universities below are the best for vets studying mortuary science and embalming.
Top 1 Best Mortuary Science & Embalming/Embalmer Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Mortuary Science and Embalming that were part of this year’s ranking, Carl Sandburg College landed the #1 spot on the list. Carl Sandburg College is a small public school situated in Galesburg, Illinois. It awarded 13 ’s mortuary science and embalming degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carl Sandburg College, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Among the 1,755 students enrolled at Carl Sandburg College, 46 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 19 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,258. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Notes and References
References
- 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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