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2023 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$7,744 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,614 Avg Salary

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

Funeral & Mortuary Science is the #200 most popular major in the country with 2,354 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Southeast Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for mortuary science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools

#1

Ogeechee Technical College

Statesboro, GA

Our 2023 rankings named Ogeechee Technical College the best value school in the Southeast Region for funeral and mortuary science students working on their associate degree. Ogeechee Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Statesboro.

Ogeechee Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,540 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, mortuary science graduates from Ogeechee Technical College carry an average student debtload of $13,468.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Jefferson State Community College is a great value for funeral and mortuary science students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham, Jeff State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Jeff State are $8,610 per year.

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#3

John A Gupton College

Nashville, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend John A Gupton College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Nashville, John A Gupton College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

John A Gupton College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,583 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, mortuary science majors at John A Gupton College accumulate an average of around $19,318 in student debt.

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#4

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Piedmont Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the distant town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Piedmont Technical College are $6,593 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, mortuary science majors at Piedmont Technical College accumulate an average of around $22,002 in student debt.

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#5

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

The excellent associate degree programs at Delgado Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value funeral and mortuary science schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Delgado Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,079 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

Miami Dade College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Miami, MDC is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MDC are $9,661 a year. On average, mortuary science graduates from MDC take out $9,447 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, MDC also did well on our Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Columbus Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Columbus Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Columbus.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbus Technical College are $5,442 per year.

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#8

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, FL

With a ranking of #8, St Petersburg College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for funeral and mortuary science students working on their associate degree. SPC is a very large public school located in the large city of Clearwater.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SPC are $9,286 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, mortuary science graduates from SPC carry an average student debtload of $25,687.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, SPC also is in the top 5% of our Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at St Petersburg College Report

Northwest Mississippi Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. NWCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Senatobia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWCC are $5,830 per year.

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John Tyler Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree funeral and mortuary science programs. Located in the suburb of Chester, John Tyler Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at John Tyler Community College are $10,803 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, mortuary science graduates from John Tyler Community College carry an average student debtload of $22,035.

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Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges by State

Explore the best funeral and mortuary science colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 135
Virginia 40
North Carolina 74
Florida 73
Tennessee 41
South Carolina 7
Louisiana 11
Arkansas 25
Alabama 20
Mississippi 18

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 14 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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