Private nonprofit · Community college
Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service
Decatur, Georgia · Large suburb
- 25%
- Transfer rate
- $29,047
- Avg net price
- 75%
- Grad / completion
- $42,636
- Median earnings
Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service is a private nonprofit associate-granting institution in Decatur, Georgia (large suburb setting), enrolling 338 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Decatur, Georgia
Decatur is a city in and the county seat of DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. A site for the DeKalb County courthouse was designated in 1822 in what would become downtown Decatur; the city of Decatur was incorporated on December 10, 1823. It was named for United States Navy Commodore Stephen Decatur. Decatur has a thriving art and festival scene. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Associate
- Nearest big city
- 12 miles to Atlanta, GA
- To the ocean
- 209 miles
- Nearest airport
- 13 miles to DeKalb Peachtree (PDK)
How Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service compares
Higher than 70% · #8 of 72 in Georgia
Higher than 53%
Higher than 78% · #8 of 66 in Georgia
Cheaper than 10% · #60 cheapest of 73 in Georgia
Lower than 11%
Lower than 16%
Larger than 55%
Percentiles compare Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Georgia.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women22266%
- Men11634%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White36%
- Black54%
- Hispanic10%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 338
- Student–faculty ratio
- 24 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 55%
- First-generation students
- 44%
- Students over 25
- 73%
- Median family income
- $16,232
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $48,906
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $20,950
- Room & board
- —
- Books & supplies
- $1,800
- Total cost of attendance
- $31,921
- Average net price
- $29,047
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 75%
- First-year retention
- 74%
- Transferred to another college
- 25%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $34,466
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $42,636
- Median debt at graduation
- $16,417
- Students with federal loans
- 22%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 26%
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $50
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.0 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (338 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Does the school pay you to attend?
Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.
Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $42,636
- Typical debt at graduation
- $16,417
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 39%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 50%
Typical debt would take roughly 3.9 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Men out-earn women by $10,550 (27%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 89°F
- Winter low
- 33°F
- Annual rain
- 51.4″
- Annual snow
- 0.8″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Atlanta Peachtree AP, GA US station (13.4 mi from campus).
What Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.