2023 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
Top 10 Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools
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 college 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.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ogeechee Technical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. Ogeechee Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Statesboro.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ogeechee Technical College are $5,540 per year.
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The excellent programs at Jefferson State Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best funeral and mortuary science schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Birmingham, Jeff State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Jeff State undergraduate students pay an average of $8,610 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, John A Gupton College landed the # 4 spot on the 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. The average amount in student loans that mortuary science majors at John A Gupton College take out is $12,550.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Delgado Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Delgado Community College are $4,079 a year.
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Miami Dade College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for funeral and mortuary science students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Miami, MDC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MDC are $9,661 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, MDC also is in the top 20% of our Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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St Petersburg College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. SPC is a very large public school located in the city of Clearwater.
SPC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,286 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that mortuary science majors at SPC take out is $23,856.
SPC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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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 medium-sized city of Columbus.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbus Technical College are $5,442 per year.
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Northwest Mississippi Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Southeast Region list. 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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Fayetteville Technical Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for funeral and mortuary science students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
FTCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,688 in tuition and fees each year. On average, mortuary science graduates from FTCC take out $20,975 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
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Majors Related to Mortuary Science
Funeral & Mortuary Science is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.