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2023 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$12,046 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,699 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science School for You

Funeral & Mortuary Science is the #200 most popular major in the country with 2,354 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Southwest Region to see which 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Funeral & Mortuary Science

#1

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX
$4,704 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Amarillo College to be the best value school for funeral and mortuary science students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Amarillo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Amarillo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Amarillo College are $4,704 per year.

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The excellent programs at Chandler-Gilbert Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best funeral and mortuary science schools in the Southwest Region . Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a large public school located in the city of Chandler.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Chandler-Gilbert Community College are $7,854 a year. After completing their degree, mortuary science graduates from Chandler-Gilbert Community College carry an average student debtload of $7,806.

Chandler-Gilbert Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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$13,315 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is a great value for funeral and mortuary science students. Located in the city of Dallas, Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Dallas Institute of Funeral Service are $13,315 a year. After completing their degree, mortuary science graduates from Dallas Institute of Funeral Service carry an average student debtload of $16,533.

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$13,363 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service is a great value for funeral and mortuary science students. Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service undergraduate students pay an average of $13,363 in tuition and fees each year. On average, mortuary science graduates from Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service take out $11,091 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$18,917 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Southwest Region list. UCO is a large public school located in the large suburb of Edmond.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCO are $18,917 a year. The average amount in student loans that mortuary science majors at UCO take out is $29,750.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at University of Central Oklahoma Report

#6

San Antonio College

San Antonio, TX
$14,122 Average Tuition & Fees

San Antonio College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. San Antonio College is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at San Antonio College are $14,122 a year.

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Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges by State

Explore the best funeral and mortuary science schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 295
Arizona 31
Oklahoma 19

Funeral & Mortuary Science is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Mortuary Science

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 6 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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