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2023 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$9,110 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,328 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science 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 Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Texas 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.

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 Schools in Texas

Check out the mortuary science programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality in Funeral & Mortuary Science

#1

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX
$3,168 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 Texas. Located in the city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Amarillo College are $3,168 per year.

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$13,315 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Texas 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 located in the large city of Dallas.

Dallas Institute of Funeral Service undergraduate students pay an average of $13,315 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, mortuary science graduates from Dallas Institute of Funeral Service take out $16,533 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$13,363 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best funeral and mortuary science schools in Texas. Located in the city of Houston, Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service are $13,363 a year. While working on their degree, mortuary science majors at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service accumulate an average of around $11,091 in student debt.

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#4

San Antonio College

San Antonio, TX
$6,592 Average Tuition & Fees

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 city of San Antonio, San Antonio College is a public college 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 Colleges 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).

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