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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Funeral & Mortuary Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
310 Degrees Awarded
$10,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,058 people earned their degree in funeral and mortuary science, making the major the 211th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, funeral and mortuary science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,096 and had an average of $14,560 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 429 funeral and mortuary science graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,725 and $15,250 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 310 funeral and mortuary science graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in funeral and mortuary science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent funeral and mortuary science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the funeral and mortuary science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Funeral & Mortuary Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

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 #1 for the Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Amarillo, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s mortuary science degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Amarillo College also made our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Amarillo College is $4,740 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Mortuary Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Antonio College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 26 diplomas to qualified associates’s mortuary science students in 2019-2020.

San Antonio College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend San Antonio College is $5,183 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Mortuary Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chandler-Gilbert Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Chandler-Gilbert Community College is located in Chandler, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 associates’s mortuary science degrees to qualified students.

Chandler-Gilbert Community College also made our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Chandler-Gilbert Community College is $8,212 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Mortuary Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

Northeast Texas Community College

Mount Pleasant, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeast Texas Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Northeast Texas Community College is a small public school situated in Mount Pleasant, Texas. It awarded 4 associates’s mortuary science degrees in 2019-2020.

NTCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Northeast Texas Community College is $7,484 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Mortuary Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mesa Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Mesa Community College is located in Mesa, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s mortuary science degrees to qualified students.

Mesa Community College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mesa Community College is $8,791 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Mortuary Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Dallas Institute of Funeral Service landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 88 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Dallas Institute of Funeral Service also made our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is $15,116 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Mortuary Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 145 associates’s mortuary science degrees in 2019-2020.

Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $26,767 for southwest region associate degree mortuary science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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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).
  • 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

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • 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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