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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$7,744 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,295 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Southeast Region to see which 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 Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools

#1

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC
$6,593 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Piedmont Technical College to be the best value school for funeral and mortuary science students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the distant town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Piedmont Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,593 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, mortuary science graduates from Piedmont Technical College carry an average student debtload of $15,500.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at Piedmont Technical College Report

#2

Ogeechee Technical College

Statesboro, GA
$5,540 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Ogeechee Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best funeral and mortuary science schools in the Southeast Region . 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.

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$8,610 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Jefferson State Community College is a great value for funeral and mortuary science students. 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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#4

John A Gupton College

Nashville, TN
$11,583 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means John A Gupton College is a great value for funeral and mortuary science students. Located in the city of Nashville, John A Gupton College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

John A Gupton College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,583 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that mortuary science majors at John A Gupton College take out is $12,550.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at John A Gupton College Report

#5

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA
$4,079 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Delgado Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the 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

With a ranking of #6, Miami Dade College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for funeral and mortuary science students. 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 top of its placing in our value ranking, MDC also did well on our Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at Miami Dade College Report

#7

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, FL

St Petersburg College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value funeral and mortuary science programs. SPC is a fairly 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. The average amount in student loans that mortuary science majors at SPC take out is $23,856.

SPC also claimed a spot on our Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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$5,442 Average Tuition & Fees

Columbus Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for funeral and mortuary science students. It came in at #7 on the list. Columbus Technical College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Columbus.

Columbus Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,442 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at Columbus Technical College Report

$5,830 Average Tuition & Fees

Northwest Mississippi Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value funeral and mortuary science programs. NWCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Senatobia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NWCC are $5,830 a year.

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$8,688 Average Tuition & Fees

Fayetteville Technical Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FTCC are $8,688 a year. On average, mortuary science graduates from FTCC take out $20,975 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at Fayetteville Technical Community College Report

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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