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2023 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the New England Region 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
2023 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for mortuary science majors pursuing a associate degree.
Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Funeral & Mortuary Science
Our analysis found FINE Mortuary College to be the best value school for funeral & mortuary science students who want to pursue a associate degree in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Norwood, FINE Mortuary College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FINE Mortuary College are $20,945 per year. On average, mortuary science graduates from FINE Mortuary College take out $28,722 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means North Shore Community College is a great value for funeral & mortuary science students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Shore Community College are $10,920 a 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 in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at North Shore Community College Report
Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges by State
Explore the best funeral & mortuary science colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 23 |
| Connecticut | 15 |
| Vermont | 9 |
Majors Related to Mortuary Science
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Mortuary Science
| 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 2 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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