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Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in Georgia

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

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

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

In 2021-2022, 135 degrees and certificates were awarded to funeral & mortuary science students who went to a Georgia college or university. This makes it the #25 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in Georgia ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Georgia 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for mortuary science majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our analysis found Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service to be the most popular school for funeral & mortuary science students who want to pursue a associate degree in Georgia. Located in the suburb of Decatur, Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 70% of the mortuary science majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, mortuary science majors at Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service accumulate an average of around $15,461 in student debt.

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#2

Ogeechee Technical College

Statesboro, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ogeechee Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in Georgia list. Located in the town of Statesboro, Ogeechee Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 73% of the mortuary science majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbus Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in Georgia list. Located in the midsize city of Columbus, Columbus Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 71
Arkansas 64
North Carolina 141
Florida 106
Virginia 40
Louisiana 25
Alabama 81
Tennessee 58
Mississippi 18

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

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 3 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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