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2023 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$12,311 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,614 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 141 degrees and certificates were awarded to funeral and mortuary science students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #192 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for mortuary science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in New York

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for mortuary science majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Funeral & Mortuary Science

#1

Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY

Our analysis found Nassau Community College to be the best value school for funeral and mortuary science students who want to pursue a associate degree in New York. Located in the large suburb of Garden City, Nassau Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Nassau Community College are $6,330 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, mortuary science graduates from Nassau Community College carry an average student debtload of $22,437.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Nassau Community College also is in the top 20% of our Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking.

Read full report on Funeral & Mortuary Science at Nassau Community College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in New York list. AAMI is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at AAMI are $18,292 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, mortuary science graduates from AAMI carry an average student debtload of $26,190.

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Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 172
Maryland 24
New Jersey 24
District of Columbia 6

Funeral & Mortuary Science is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 107,895
Culinary Arts 19,806
Casino Operations and Services 192
Other Personal & Culinary Services 81

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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