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2026 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in Mississippi

[Funeral & Mortuary Science](/majors/personal-and-culinary-services/funeral-mortuary-science/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for funeral & mortuary science students.

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• Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in Mississippi

2026 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in Mississippi

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the funeral & mortuary science degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools

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East Mississippi Community College
Scooba, MS

$4,095 In-State Tuition & Fees

$9,422 Avg Student Debt

$33,772 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is East Mississippi Community College, our #1 best value for funeral & mortuary science in Mississippi. Located in the rural area of Scooba, East Mississippi Community College is a moderately-sized public university. Students from in state pay about $4,095 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $7,445. Typical student debt for funeral & mortuary science graduates is $9,422. Funeral & Mortuary Science graduates of East Mississippi Community College earn a median of $34,012 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.

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Northwest Mississippi Community College
Senatobia, MS

$3,740 In-State Tuition & Fees

$9,990 Avg Student Debt

$36,396 Median Earnings (10yr)

Northwest Mississippi Community College is a great value for students pursuing a degree in funeral & mortuary science, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the town of Senatobia, Northwest Mississippi Community College is a moderately-sized public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $3,740. Students borrow a median of $9,990 to complete the funeral & mortuary science program here. Funeral & Mortuary Science graduates of Northwest Mississippi Community College earn a median of $35,001 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $9,990 median debt.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.