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Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

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

14 Colleges
$36,295 Avg Salary
$14,134 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Southeast Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Funeral & Mortuary Science 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. Located in the large city of Nashville, John A Gupton College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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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 Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, Jeff State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Piedmont Technical College is a great place for funeral & mortuary science students. Piedmont Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Greenwood.

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#4

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 #4 on this year’s Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Miami, MDC is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means John Tyler Community College is a great place for funeral & mortuary science students. Located in the suburb of Chester, John Tyler Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

St Petersburg College

St. Petersburg, FL

St Petersburg College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. SPC is a very large public school located in the large city of St. Petersburg.

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Tidewater Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for funeral & mortuary science students. It came in at #7 on the list. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Norfolk.

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#8

Ogeechee Technical College

Statesboro, GA

With a ranking of #8, Ogeechee Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for funeral & mortuary science students. Ogeechee Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Statesboro.

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Fayetteville Technical Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Northwest Mississippi Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best funeral & mortuary science programs. NWCC is a medium-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 colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 135
South Carolina 71
Arkansas 64
North Carolina 141
Florida 106
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.

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