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2023 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$15,828 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,584 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Plains States 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Funeral & Mortuary Science

$10,440 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Des Moines Area Community College to be the best value school for funeral and mortuary science students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DMACC are $10,440 per year. The average amount in student loans that mortuary science majors at DMACC take out is $18,587.

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$6,510 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Kansas City Kansas Community College is a great value for funeral and mortuary science students. Located in the city of Kansas City, Kansas City Kansas Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Kansas City Kansas Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,510 in tuition and fees each year. On average, mortuary science graduates from Kansas City Kansas Community College take out $16,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#3

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, MO
$7,155 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Louis Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Saint Louis Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Saint Louis Community College are $7,155 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $33,818 per year. On average, mortuary science graduates from UMN Twin Cities take out $21,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

UMN Twin Cities also claimed a spot on our Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges by State

Explore the best funeral and mortuary science colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 12
Minnesota 18
Kansas 16
Iowa 27
Nebraska 0

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

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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