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Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in New York

2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in New York

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$35,683 Avg Salary
$14,096 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 141 degrees and certificates were awarded to funeral & mortuary science students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #31 most popular major in the state.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service the most popular school in New York for funeral & mortuary science students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of New York, AAMI is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 63% of the mortuary science majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that mortuary science majors at AAMI take out while working on their Associate Degree is $21,952.

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#2

Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY

The in-demand associate degree programs at Nassau Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular funeral & mortuary science schools in New York. Nassau Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Garden City.

About 84% of the students majoring in mortuary science at the school are women while 16% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, mortuary science graduates from Nassau Community College carry an average student debt load of $11,018.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Hudson Valley Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular funeral & mortuary science schools in New York. HVCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Troy.

Women make up 75% of the mortuary science majors at the school.

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#4

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, NY

The in-demand associate degree programs at LaGuardia Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular funeral & mortuary science schools in New York. Located in the city of Long Island City, LaGuardia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 194
New Jersey 57
Maryland 24
District of Columbia 6

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

Majors Similar 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 4 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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