2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Mortuary Science
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Ranked Colleges
128
Degrees Awarded
$33,500
Avg Cost*
Veterans 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 “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Mortuary Science” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Plains States region, there were 128 funeral and mortuary science graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,584 and $18,862 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Mortuary Science” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in funeral and mortuary science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great funeral and mortuary science programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the funeral and mortuary science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Mortuary Science
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Mortuary Science”.
Top 4 Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Mortuary Science list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified ’s mortuary science students in 2020-2021.
UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 52,017 students enrolled at UMN Twin Cities, 752 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 436 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,020. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMN Twin Cities offers credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Des Moines Area Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Mortuary Science. Located in Ankeny, Iowa, this large public school awarded 68 diplomas to qualified ’s mortuary science students in 2020-2021.
DMACC also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, Des Moines Area Community College supports 23,051 students, and 500 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 221 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,709. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Des Moines Area Community College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full DMACC Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Mortuary Science. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 26 degrees to qualified ’s mortuary science students in 2020-2021.
Saint Louis Community College also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 15,206 students enrolled at Saint Louis Community College, 16 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,111. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Saint Louis Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Saint Louis Community College Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas City Kansas Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Mortuary Science list. Kansas City Kansas Community College is located in Kansas City, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 ’s mortuary science degrees to qualified students.
Kansas City Kansas Community College 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 5,148 students enrolled at Kansas City Kansas Community College, 199 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 154 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,343. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Kansas City Kansas Community College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
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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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