2026 Best Value Funeral Direction/Service Schools in Michigan
[Funeral Direction/Service](/majors/personal-and-culinary-services/funeral-mortuary-science/funeral-direction-service/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 1 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for funeral direction/service students.
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2026 Best Value Funeral Direction/Service Schools in Michigan
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the funeral direction/service degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Funeral Direction/Service Schools
Wayne State University earned the #1 spot for value among funeral direction/service schools in Michigan. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State University is a very large public university. Students from in state pay about $16,159 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $34,650. Typical student debt for funeral direction/service graduates is $23,648. Funeral Direction/service graduates of Wayne State University earn a median of $52,829 early in their careers. Set against $23,648 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Wayne State University admits about 81% of applicants.
Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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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