by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students 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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mortuary Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Funeral & Mortuary Science is the 196th most popular major in the country with 2,186 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , funeral & mortuary science graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $35,523 and had an average of $14,816 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 423 funeral & mortuary science graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,699 and $13,197 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 267 funeral & mortuary science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,470 and $15,074 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mortuary Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in funeral & mortuary science. That schools that top this list have a program in funeral & mortuary science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mortuary Science Major in the Southwest Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mortuary Science Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mortuary Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service landed the #1 spot on the list. Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 146 associates’s mortuary science degrees in 2021-2022.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mortuary Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dallas Institute of Funeral Service landed the #2 spot on the list. Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 62 associates’s mortuary science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Dallas Institute of Funeral Service Funeral & Mortuary Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeast Texas Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mortuary Science Major in the Southwest Region. NTCC is a public institution located in Mount Pleasant, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Funeral & Mortuary Science at Northeast Texas Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chandler-Gilbert Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mortuary Science Major in the Southwest Region. Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a fairly large school located in Chandler, Arizona that handed out 19 associates’s mortuary science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Funeral & Mortuary Science at Chandler-Gilbert Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Antonio College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mortuary Science Major in the Southwest Region list. San Antonio College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 16 associates’s mortuary science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Amarillo College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Mortuary Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Amarillo College is located in Amarillo, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 associates’s mortuary science degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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