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2026 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in New Jersey

[Funeral & Mortuary Science](/majors/personal-and-culinary-services/funeral-mortuary-science/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for funeral & mortuary science students.

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• Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in New Jersey

2026 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in New Jersey

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the funeral & mortuary science degrees they offer, see the list below.

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)

Mercer County Community College tops our 2026 list of the best value funeral & mortuary science schools in New Jersey. Located in the rural area of West Windsor, Mercer County Community College is a moderately-sized public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $5,310, with out-of-state students paying around $9,174. Students borrow a median of $12,250 to complete the funeral & mortuary science program here. Funeral & Mortuary Science graduates of Mercer County Community College earn a median of $45,389 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.

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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)

Eastwick College Hackensack came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value funeral & mortuary science schools. Located in the suburb of Hackensack, Eastwick College Hackensack is a small private for-profit university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $18,075. Funeral & Mortuary Science graduates carry a median of $18,758 in student loans. Soon after graduation, funeral & mortuary science degree recipients from Eastwick College Hackensack generally make around $37,108. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 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 1 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.