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2023 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in Florida
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree School for You
In 2021-2022, 106 degrees and certificates were awarded to funeral & mortuary science students who went to a Florida college or university. This makes it the #32 most popular major in the state.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Florida 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
2023 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in Florida
Check out the mortuary science associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Florida Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Funeral & Mortuary Science
Our analysis found Miami Dade College to be the best value school for funeral & mortuary science students who want to pursue a associate degree in Florida. MDC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Miami.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MDC are $2,838 a year. On average, mortuary science graduates from MDC take out $11,069 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
MDC also made our Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in Florida list, coming in at #5.
Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at Miami Dade College Report
The excellent associate degree programs at St Petersburg College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value funeral & mortuary science schools in Florida. Located in the large city of St. Petersburg, SPC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SPC are $2,682 a year. The average amount in student loans that mortuary science majors at SPC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,407.
Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at St Petersburg College Report
Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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South Carolina | 71 |
Georgia | 135 |
Arkansas | 64 |
North Carolina | 141 |
Virginia | 40 |
Louisiana | 25 |
Tennessee | 58 |
Alabama | 81 |
Mississippi | 18 |
Funeral & Mortuary Science Related Majors for Mortuary Science
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 |
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General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science | 1,800 |
Funeral Direction/Service | 278 |
Mortuary Science & Embalming/Embalmer | 66 |
Other Funeral Service & Mortuary Science | 42 |
Majors Similar to Mortuary Science
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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