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Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region

2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in the New England Region

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

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 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 the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the New England Region 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.

Check out the mortuary science associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

#1

Goodwin College

East Hartford, CT

Our analysis found Goodwin College to be the most popular school for funeral & mortuary science students who want to pursue a associate degree in the New England Region . Goodwin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of East Hartford.

About 77% of the students majoring in mortuary science at the school are women while 23% are male.

On average, mortuary science graduates from Goodwin take out $7,261 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at Goodwin College Report

#2

FINE Mortuary College

Norwood, MA

Out of the 4 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, FINE Mortuary College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Norwood, FINE Mortuary College is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in mortuary science at the school are women while 31% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, mortuary science majors at FINE Mortuary College accumulate an average of around $28,722 in student debt.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at FINE Mortuary College Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at North Shore Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular funeral & mortuary science schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Danvers, North Shore Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in mortuary science at North Shore Community College, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at North Shore Community College Report

#4

Cape Cod Community College

West Barnstable, MA

The in-demand associate degree programs at Cape Cod Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular funeral & mortuary science schools in the New England Region . Cape Cod Community College is a small public school located in the small city of West Barnstable.

About 57% of the students majoring in mortuary science at the school are women while 43% are male.

Read full report on Funeral & Mortuary Science at Cape Cod Community College

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

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

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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