10-yr median earnings
$42,636
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Decatur, Georgia
Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service
Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service is a private nonprofit institution in Decatur, Georgia. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $42,636
- 10-yr median earnings
- $29,047
- Avg net price / yr
- 69.4%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 45%
- former-student earnings, US
- 69.4%
- 150%-time completion
- +24%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Carnegie: Special Focus (2yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
42/100
Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings C-
$42,636
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$29,047
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B
69.4%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt D
$16,417
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
40.7%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$29,047
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
69.4%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 69.4%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$42,636 Top 45% higher than 55% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $42,636 | #2283 of 5103 | 55th |
| Average net price | $29,047 | #4388 of 5020 | 13th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 69.4% | #1462 of 4858 | 70th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 338 | #3187 of 5462 | 42nd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
338
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
69.4%
150%-time completion
$42,636
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service ranks in Georgia
State rank among 141 reporting Georgia colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $42,636 | #50 of 141 | 65th |
| Average net price | $29,047 | #108 of 127 | 15th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 69.4% | #18 of 123 | 85th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 338 | #96 of 133 | 28th |
Highest former-student earnings in Georgia
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami Ad School-Atlanta | $106,192 | $60,682 |
| 2 | Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | $102,772 | $12,116 |
| 3 | Chamberlain University-Georgia | $92,405 | $33,188 |
| 4 | United States University | $80,980 | - |
| 5 | Emory University | $80,137 | $22,585 |
| 6 | Emory University-Oxford College | $80,137 | $37,920 |
| 7 | University of Georgia | $68,726 | $13,936 |
| 8 | Galen Health Institutes-Savannah | $61,480 | - |
| 9 | Grady Health System Professional Schools | $60,726 | - |
| 10 | Spelman College | $59,993 | $38,967 |
| 11 | Mercer University | $58,354 | $23,847 |
| 12 | Georgia College & State University | $58,140 | $20,686 |
| 50 | Gupton Jones College of Funeral ServiceThis school | $42,636 | $29,047 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$28,697 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$29,350 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$30,536 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $20,950 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $20,950 |
| Average Net Price | $29,047 |
55.4%
Pell Grant Rate
22.4%
Federal Loan Rate
$16,417
Median Debt
$174/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $11,545 to $21,563 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +30.8%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$11,545
Highest year
$21,563
Most recent (2023)
$21,563
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $16,4852023 · $21,563
Over the same years, enrollment went +159.2% (174 → 451 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
65.7%
Female
43.6%
First Generation
Outcomes
$34,466
Median Earnings (6yr)
50.0%
Earning Over $25K
40.7%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 69.4% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $34,466 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $42,636 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 50.0% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 40.7% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $16,417 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $174/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funeral Service and Mortuary Science | Associate's | 66 | $49,039 | $15,937 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service? ▼
Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service is a private nonprofit institution in Decatur, Georgia. Undergraduate enrollment is 338 students.
How much do Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $42,636 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $34,466.
How much does Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service cost? ▼
The average net price at Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service is $29,047. In-state tuition is $20,950 and out-of-state tuition is $20,950. Median student debt at graduation is $16,417.
What is the graduation rate at Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service? ▼
Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service has a 69.4% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service is $16,417, while former students earn a median of $42,636 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 39% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 40.7% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $174.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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