How much do Funeral Service and Mortuary Science undergraduate certificate or diploma graduates from Des Moines Area Community College earn?

The reported median is $67,653 four years after completion.

How much federal debt do graduates of this program have?

The reported median federal debt among borrowers is $25,000.

Is this program above or below similar programs?

Reported year-four earnings are 43% above the national median for the same field and degree level.

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COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES

Funeral Service and Mortuary Science undergraduate certificate or diploma at Des Moines Area Community College

Ankeny, IA · Public

What this page covers

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The short version

Reported earnings are notably above similar programs.

$20,357 above the national median for the same field and degree level.

Debt as a share of earnings: 37.0% of annual earnings
Highest price with a positive payoff: $181,530 / year
Modeled 10-year payoff: Withheld by data safeguards
Available price data: College-wide context only

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

+15%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$49,355 → $56,635

Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

Not availableWorking in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

41Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

57Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

75Recent awardsIPEDS 2024–25 first-major completions in this field and credential

NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT

Size, aid and an earnings floor.

The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.

153Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment

26Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers

50Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count

63Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count

18.9%Federal-aid non-completion rate2022–23 program cohort · 25 non-completers

40Graduates not recorded as employedHistorical federal cohort, three years after completion

Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result

Observed year-4 earnings$67,653A like-for-like comparison is unavailable

Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$11,171

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWING$25,000

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$67,653

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$265/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$11,171Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$16,204Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context

COMPLETION RATE39.2%Institution-wide completion rate

WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$49,355Year 1

$67,653Year 4

$56,635Year 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

4.7% of gross monthly earnings

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$5,638

Estimated loan payment$265

57borrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$67,653 vs. $47,296

$20,357 above the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median

WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.

Funeral Home Managers$81,220 median wageIA estimate · 210 jobs · 11-9171$77,260–$96,180 middle 50% of IA wages+4.1% projected U.S. growth · 2,600 openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeMorticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$63,700 median wageIA estimate · 640 jobs · 39-4031$54,040–$78,330 middle 50% of IA wages+3.0% projected U.S. growth · 3,000 openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeEmbalmers$39,490 median wageIA estimate · 3,890 jobs · 39-4011$34,610–$75,660 middle 50% of IA wages+0.7% projected U.S. growth · 700 openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeCrematory Operators$35,120 median wageIA estimate · 2,970 jobs · 39-4012$33,610–$35,980 middle 50% of IA wages+3.1% projected U.S. growth · 500 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalent

Possible alternatives

Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.

Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.

Fayetteville, NC

Fayetteville Technical Community College

$1,332 less debt · $7,582 lower annual net price

Earnings: $52,604
Debt: $23,668
Annual net price: $3,589

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Wheeling, IL

Worsham College of Mortuary Science

$9,634 less debt

Earnings: $60,198
Debt: $15,366
Annual net price: $26,781

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San Juan, PR

Antilles School of Technical Careers

$7,259 lower annual net price

Earnings: $16,843
Debt: Not available
Annual net price: $3,912

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DATA QUALITY

Check the evidence behind the estimate.

41 observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page

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