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

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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$0 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,316 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, funeral & mortuary science was ranked #34 in the country. In fact 2,186 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

The Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision.

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.

Check out the mortuary science undergraduate certificate programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Undergraduate Certificate School

Our 2023 rankings named Des Moines Area Community College the best value school in the Plains States Region for funeral & mortuary science students working on their undergraduate certificate. DMACC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ankeny.

DMACC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,680 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, mortuary science graduates from DMACC carry an average student debtload of $10,664.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at Des Moines Area Community College Report

Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 16
Missouri 26
Minnesota 18
Iowa 68
Nebraska 0

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

Mortuary Science Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science 1,800
Funeral Direction/Service 278
Mortuary Science & Embalming/Embalmer 66
Other Funeral Service & Mortuary Science 42

Related Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 124,611
Culinary Arts 22,075
Casino Operations and Services 385
Other Personal & Culinary Services 95

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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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