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2026 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in Pennsylvania

[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.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 5 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for funeral & mortuary science students.

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• Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in Pennsylvania

2026 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in Pennsylvania

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

1

Northampton County Area Community College
Bethlehem, PA

$5,550 In-State Tuition & Fees

$18,500 Avg Student Debt

$41,566 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is Northampton County Area Community College, our #1 best value for funeral & mortuary science in Pennsylvania. Set in the suburb of Bethlehem, Northampton County Area Community College is a large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $5,550, with out-of-state students paying around $15,270. Typical student debt for funeral & mortuary science graduates is $18,500. Early-career funeral & mortuary science graduates make about $39,949. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.

2

Point Park University
Pittsburgh, PA

$39,570 In-State Tuition & Fees

$28,323 Avg Student Debt

$45,856 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in funeral & mortuary science will find it at Point Park University, which ranked #2. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Point Park University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. In-state tuition and fees average $39,570. Typical student debt for funeral & mortuary science graduates is $28,323. Funeral & Mortuary Science graduates of Point Park University earn a median of $40,759 early in their careers. Set against $28,323 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 97% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 5 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.