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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Mortuary Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Mortuary Science Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 7 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Mortuary Science Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools 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 private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 192 ’s mortuary science degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service Funeral & Mortuary Science Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools 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. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 111 ’s mortuary science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Read full report on Funeral & Mortuary Science at Dallas Institute of Funeral Service
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Mortuary Science Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Texas Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. NTCC is a public institution located in Mount Pleasant, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 42 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
Read full report on 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 Highly Focused on Mortuary Science Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Chandler, Arizona, this fairly large public school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified ’s mortuary science students 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%.
Full Chandler-Gilbert Community College Funeral & Mortuary Science Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Antonio College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mortuary Science Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 24 ’s mortuary science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Read full report on Funeral & Mortuary Science at San Antonio College
University of Central Oklahoma ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Mortuary Science Major in the Southwest Region list. UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 20 ’s mortuary science degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Funeral & Mortuary Science at University of Central Oklahoma
Amarillo College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Mortuary Science Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school situated in Amarillo, Texas. It awarded 14 ’s mortuary science degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Read more about Funeral & Mortuary Science at Amarillo College
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