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2023 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$9,110 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,614 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree School for You

With 295 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, funeral and mortuary science is the #133 most popular major in Texas.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Texas to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for mortuary science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for mortuary science majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Funeral & Mortuary Science

#1

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

Our analysis found Amarillo College to be the best value school for funeral and mortuary science students who want to pursue a associate degree in Texas. Located in the medium-sized city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Amarillo College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,168 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, mortuary science majors at Amarillo College accumulate an average of around $27,663 in student debt.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at Amarillo College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is a great value for funeral and mortuary science students working on their associate degree. Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Dallas.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Dallas Institute of Funeral Service are $13,315 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, mortuary science majors at Dallas Institute of Funeral Service accumulate an average of around $19,112 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Houston, Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service undergraduate students pay an average of $13,363 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, mortuary science graduates from Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service take out $16,924 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#4

San Antonio College

San Antonio, TX

Out of the 4 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, San Antonio College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, San Antonio College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

San Antonio College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,592 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 31
Oklahoma 19

One of 4 majors within the area of study, funeral and mortuary science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 107,895
Culinary Arts 19,806
Casino Operations and Services 192
Other Personal & Culinary Services 81

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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