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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

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$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.

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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 2023 rankings named John A Gupton College the best school in the Southeast Region for funeral & mortuary science students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Nashville, John A Gupton College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly 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.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Jefferson State Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best funeral & mortuary science schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, Jeff State is a public school 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.

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#3

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Miami Dade College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Miami, MDC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means John Tyler Community College is a great place for funeral & mortuary science students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Chester, John Tyler Community College is a public school 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.

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#5

St Petersburg College

St. Petersburg, FL

Out of the 14 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St Petersburg College landed the # 5 spot on the 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.

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Tidewater Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

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#7

Ogeechee Technical College

Statesboro, GA

With a ranking of #7, Ogeechee Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for funeral & mortuary science students working on their associate degree. Ogeechee Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Statesboro.

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#8

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

Piedmont Technical 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 #8 on the list. Piedmont Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant 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.

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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 midsize 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.

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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 moderately-sized public school located in the town of Senatobia.

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Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges by State

Explore the best funeral & mortuary science schools 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).

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