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2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Jersey
Finding the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree School for You
Funeral & Mortuary Science is the #23 most popular major in New Jersey with 57 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in New Jersey to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Funeral & Mortuary Science program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in New Jersey
Check out the mortuary science associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New Jersey.
Most Popular New Jersey Trade Schools for an Associate in Funeral & Mortuary Science
Our analysis found Mercer County Community College to be the most popular school for funeral & mortuary science students who want to pursue a associate degree in New Jersey. Located in the rural area of West Windsor, Mercer County Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 47 students majoring in mortuary science at Mercer County Community College, 32% are male and 68% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastwick College - Hackensack. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Jersey list. Eastwick College - Hackensack is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hackensack.
About 95% of the students majoring in mortuary science at the school are women while 5% are male.
After completing their Associate Degree, mortuary science graduates from Eastwick College - Hackensack carry an average student debt load of $22,483.
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Explore all the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 141 |
Pennsylvania | 194 |
Maryland | 24 |
District of Columbia | 6 |
Majors Related to 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.