Find Trade Colleges

Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

14 Colleges
$35,683 Avg Salary
$14,096 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree School for You

Funeral & Mortuary Science is the #34 most popular major in the country with 2,186 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Southeast Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Check out the mortuary science associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools

#1

John A Gupton College

Nashville, TN

Our analysis found John A Gupton College to be the best school for funeral & mortuary science students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Nashville, John A Gupton College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, mortuary science majors at John A Gupton College accumulate an average of around $13,174 in student debt.

Read More…

Request Information

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Jefferson State Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, Jeff State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Mortuary Science majors at Jeff State take out an average of $7,315 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read More…

Request Information
#3

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

The excellent associate degree programs at Miami Dade College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best funeral & mortuary science schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Miami, MDC is a public college with a very large student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, mortuary science majors at MDC accumulate an average of around $11,069 in student debt.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at Miami Dade College Report

Request Information

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend John Tyler Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Chester, John Tyler Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, mortuary science majors at John Tyler Community College accumulate an average of around $11,752 in student debt.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at John Tyler Community College Report

Request Information
#5

St Petersburg College

St. Petersburg, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend St Petersburg College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. SPC is a very large public school located in the large city of St. Petersburg.

Mortuary Science majors at SPC take out an average of $16,407 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read More…

Request Information

Tidewater Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for funeral & mortuary science students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

Read More…

Request Information
#7

Ogeechee Technical College

Statesboro, GA

Ogeechee Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree funeral & mortuary science programs. Ogeechee Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Statesboro.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at Ogeechee Technical College Report

Request Information
#8

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

Piedmont Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree funeral & mortuary science programs. Piedmont Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Greenwood.

On average, mortuary science graduates from Piedmont Technical College take out $16,591 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at Piedmont Technical College Report

Request Information

Fayetteville Technical Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for funeral & mortuary science students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public school with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that mortuary science majors at FTCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $17,863.

Read More…

Request Information

Northwest Mississippi Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for funeral & mortuary science students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. NWCC is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Senatobia.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at Northwest Mississippi Community College Report

Request Information

Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges by State

Explore the best funeral & mortuary science colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 71
Georgia 135
Arkansas 64
Florida 106
North Carolina 141
Louisiana 25
Virginia 40
Alabama 81
Tennessee 58
Mississippi 18

Funeral & Mortuary Science is one of 4 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Mortuary Science Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science 1,800
Funeral Direction/Service 278
Mortuary Science & Embalming/Embalmer 66
Other Funeral Service & Mortuary Science 42

Related Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 124,611
Culinary Arts 22,075
Casino Operations and Services 385
Other Personal & Culinary Services 95

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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.

Find Trade Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited trade schools across the U.S.