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2027 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in New Jersey

[Funeral & Mortuary Science](/majors/personal-and-culinary-services/funeral-mortuary-science/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value funeral & mortuary science schools.

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• Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in New Jersey

2027 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in New Jersey

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in funeral & mortuary science, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools

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Mercer County Community College
West Windsor, NJ

$5,310 In-State Tuition & Fees

$12,250 Avg Student Debt

$43,264 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in funeral & mortuary science, no school beat Mercer County Community College this year. Located in the rural area of West Windsor, Mercer County Community College is a moderately-sized public university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $5,310, with out-of-state students paying around $9,174. Typical student debt for funeral & mortuary science graduates is $12,250. Early-career funeral & mortuary science graduates make about $45,389. Set against $12,250 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.

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Eastwick College Hackensack
Hackensack, NJ

$18,075 In-State Tuition & Fees

$18,758 Avg Student Debt

$39,762 Median Earnings (10yr)

A rank of #2 makes Eastwick College Hackensack one of the best values for funeral & mortuary science. Located in the suburb of Hackensack, Eastwick College Hackensack is a small private for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $18,075 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for funeral & mortuary science graduates is $18,758. Funeral & Mortuary Science graduates of Eastwick College Hackensack earn a median of $37,108 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $18,758 median debt.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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.