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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Funeral & Mortuary Science in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

15 Ranked Colleges
357 Degrees Awarded
$7,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Funeral & Mortuary Science is the 211th most popular major in the country with 2,058 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, funeral and mortuary science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,096 and had an average of $14,560 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 582 funeral and mortuary science graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,240 and $12,756 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 357 funeral and mortuary science graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in funeral and mortuary science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality funeral and mortuary science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the funeral and mortuary science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 15 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Funeral & Mortuary Science in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

Ogeechee Technical College

Statesboro, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ogeechee Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. This small school is located in Statesboro, Georgia, and it awarded 20 associates’s mortuary science degrees in 2019-2020.

Ogeechee Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ogeechee Technical College is $391 for southeast region associate degree mortuary science students with aid.

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#2

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Petersburg College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. St Petersburg College is a large school located in Clearwater, Florida that handed out 27 associates’s mortuary science degrees in 2019-2020.

SPC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $3,226 for southeast region associate degree mortuary science students with aid per year to attend SPC.

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#3

Miami Dade College

Miami, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miami Dade College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s mortuary science degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

MDC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $4,842 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Mortuary Science students with aid per year to attend Miami Dade College.

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#4

Fayetteville Technical Community College

Fayetteville, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fayetteville Technical Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and it awarded 45 associates’s mortuary science degrees in 2019-2020.

FTCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Fayetteville Technical Community College is $5,366 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Mortuary Science students with aid.

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#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State College at Jacksonville. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. FSCJ is a large public school situated in Jacksonville, Florida. It awarded 11 associates’s mortuary science degrees in 2019-2020.

FSCJ also took the #9 spot in our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $3,916 for southeast region associate degree mortuary science students with aid per year to attend Florida State College at Jacksonville.

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#6

John Tyler Community College

Chester, Virginia

John Tyler Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Chester, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s mortuary science degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree mortuary science students with aid list, John Tyler Community College has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for John Tyler Community College is $6,810 for southeast region associate degree mortuary science students with aid.

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#7

Tidewater Community College

Norfolk, Virginia

Tidewater Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Norfolk, Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s mortuary science degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

Tidewater Community College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tidewater Community College is $8,408 for southeast region associate degree mortuary science students with aid.

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Jefferson State Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Jeff State is a medium-sized school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 31 associates’s mortuary science degrees in 2019-2020.

Jeff State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Jefferson State Community College is $9,018 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Mortuary Science students with aid.

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#9

John A Gupton College

Nashville, Tennessee

John A Gupton College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. John A Gupton College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 34 associates’s mortuary science degrees in 2019-2020.

John A Gupton College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend John A Gupton College is $12,817 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Mortuary Science students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full John A Gupton College Funeral & Mortuary Science Report

#10 in overall quality

Northwest Mississippi Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Senatobia, Mississippi, and it awarded 5 associates’s mortuary science degrees in 2019-2020.

NWCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northwest Mississippi Community College is $6,009 for southeast region associate degree mortuary science students with aid.

Full NWCC Funeral & Mortuary Science Report

#11

Holmes Community College

Goodman, Mississippi
#12 in overall quality

Holmes Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Holmes Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Goodman, Mississippi. It awarded 15 associates’s mortuary science degrees in 2019-2020.

Holmes Community College also took the #12 spot in our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $4,321 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Mortuary Science students with aid per year to attend Holmes Community College.

Full Holmes Community College Funeral & Mortuary Science Report

#12

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, Louisiana

Delgado Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Delgado Community College is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s mortuary science degrees to qualified students.

Delgado Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $10,017 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Mortuary Science students with aid per year to attend Delgado Community College.

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#13

East Mississippi Community College

Scooba, Mississippi
#13 in overall quality

East Mississippi Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #13. Scooba, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s mortuary science degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at EMCC, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $6,039 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Mortuary Science students with aid per year to attend East Mississippi Community College.

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Arkansas State University - Mountain Home did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #14. ASUMH is a public institution located in Mountain Home, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASUMH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for ASUMH is $10,259 for southeast region associate degree mortuary science students with aid.

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Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service is a small school located in Decatur, Georgia that handed out 79 associates’s mortuary science degrees in 2019-2020.

Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service is $16,398 for southeast region associate degree mortuary science students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service Funeral & Mortuary Science Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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