2024 Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in Indiana

If you plan on getting your associate degree in funeral & mortuary science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #72 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Indiana to determine which ones were the best for funeral & mortuary science students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 55 associate degrees in funeral & mortuary science to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to funeral & mortuary science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other funeral & mortuary science students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt funeral & mortuary science students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized funeral & mortuary science related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for funeral & mortuary science students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in Indiana list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Funeral & Mortuary Science in Indiana

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in funeral & mortuary science.

Top Indiana Schools for an Associate in Mortuary Science

1

Vincennes University
Vincennes, IN

12 Annual Graduates

$31,898 Median Starting Salary

$15,625 Median Student Debt

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in funeral & mortuary science needs to look into Vincennes University. Located in the remote town of Vincennes, Vincennes University is a public university with a large student population.

Soon after graduation, mortuary science associate recipients usually make about $31,898 in their early careers.

More information about a associate in funeral & mortuary science from Vincennes University

2

Mid-America College of Funeral Service
Jeffersonville, IN

33 Annual Graduates

$32,865 Median Starting Salary

$20,437 Median Student Debt

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in funeral & mortuary science needs to take a look at Mid-America College of Funeral Service. Located in the large suburb of Jeffersonville, Mid-America College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the mortuary science program earn around $32,865 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a associate in funeral & mortuary science from Mid-America College of Funeral Service

3

Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN

10 Annual Graduates

$29,358 Median Starting Salary

$13,219 Median Student Debt

It is difficult to beat Ivy Tech Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in funeral & mortuary science. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public college located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Students who graduate with their associate from the mortuary science program report average early career earnings of $29,358.

More information about a associate in funeral & mortuary science from Ivy Tech Community College

Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	196	21
Michigan	192	2
Illinois	119	88
Wisconsin	114	16

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Rankings in Majors Related to Mortuary Science

One of 4 majors within the Personal & Culinary Services area of study, Funeral & Mortuary Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Mortuary Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science	55

Most Popular Majors Related to Mortuary Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Culinary Arts	12
Cosmetology	8

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.