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2023 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

38 Colleges
$9,429 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,683 Avg Salary

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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 38 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for mortuary science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top 10 Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools

#1

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

Our analysis found Amarillo College to be the best value school for funeral & mortuary science students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Amarillo College are $4,704 a year.

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#2

Ogeechee Technical College

Statesboro, GA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ogeechee Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Statesboro, Ogeechee Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Ogeechee Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,540 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 38 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas City Kansas Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Kansas City Kansas Community College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Kansas City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Kansas City Kansas Community College are $6,244 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Des Moines Area Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools list. DMACC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Ankeny.

DMACC undergraduate students pay an average of $10,680 in tuition and fees each year. On average, mortuary science graduates from DMACC take out $10,261 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#5

FINE Mortuary College

Norwood, MA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means FINE Mortuary College is a great value for funeral & mortuary science students working on their associate degree. FINE Mortuary College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Norwood.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FINE Mortuary College are $20,945 a year. Mortuary Science majors at FINE Mortuary College take out an average of $28,722 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Jefferson State Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools list. Jeff State is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Birmingham.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Jeff State are $8,910 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, mortuary science majors at Jeff State accumulate an average of around $7,315 in student debt.

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#7

John A Gupton College

Nashville, TN

With a ranking of #7, John A Gupton College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for funeral & mortuary science students working on their associate degree. John A Gupton College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at John A Gupton College are $11,735 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, mortuary science graduates from John A Gupton College carry an average student debtload of $13,174.

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North Shore Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools ranking. North Shore Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Danvers.

North Shore Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,920 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, North Shore Community College also did well on our Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#9

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

Piedmont Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree funeral & mortuary science programs. Located in the town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Piedmont Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,593 in tuition and fees each year. Mortuary Science majors at Piedmont Technical College take out an average of $16,591 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Milwaukee Area Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree funeral & mortuary science programs. Located in the city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public school with a large student population.

MATC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,018 in tuition and fees each year.

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Funeral & Mortuary Science by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

One of 4 majors within the trade school area of study, funeral & mortuary science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Mortuary Science Concentrations

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 25 schools only.

  • 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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