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2026 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in Virginia

[Funeral & Mortuary Science](/majors/personal-and-culinary-services/funeral-mortuary-science/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for funeral & mortuary science students.

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• Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in Virginia

2026 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in Virginia

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in funeral & mortuary science, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools

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John Tyler Community College
Chester, VA

$5,082 In-State Tuition & Fees

$11,262 Avg Student Debt

$41,223 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is John Tyler Community College, our #1 best value for funeral & mortuary science in Virginia. Set in the suburb of Chester, John Tyler Community College is a large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $5,082, with out-of-state students paying around $11,520. Students borrow a median of $11,262 to complete the funeral & mortuary science program here. Funeral & Mortuary Science graduates of John Tyler Community College earn a median of $49,205 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $11,262 median debt.

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Tidewater Community College
Norfolk, VA

$5,858 In-State Tuition & Fees

$14,001 Avg Student Debt

$38,349 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Tidewater Community College earned it the #2 place for funeral & mortuary science. Set in the city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a very large public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $5,858, while out-of-state students pay about $12,296. Students borrow a median of $14,001 to complete the funeral & mortuary science program here. Funeral & Mortuary Science graduates of Tidewater Community College earn a median of $39,431 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $14,001 median debt.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled 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 2 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.