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2023 Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate

19 Ranked Colleges
444 Degrees Awarded
$36,295 Avg Salary
Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Funeral & Mortuary Science is the 196th most popular major in the country with 2,354 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, funeral and mortuary science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,476 and had an average of $21,232 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 739 funeral and mortuary science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,295 and $18,810 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 444 funeral and mortuary science graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in funeral and mortuary science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular funeral and mortuary science programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree mortuary science students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service is located in Decatur, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 121 associates’s mortuary science degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.

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

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Fayetteville Technical Community College
Fayetteville, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fayetteville Technical Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate. FTCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Fayetteville, North Carolina. It awarded 74 associates’s mortuary science degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Funeral & Mortuary Science at Fayetteville Technical Community College

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John A Gupton College
Nashville, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend John A Gupton College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate. John A Gupton College is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 associates’s mortuary science degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Funeral & Mortuary Science at John A Gupton College

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Miami Dade College
Miami, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami Dade College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. MDC is located in Miami, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 associates’s mortuary science degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Funeral & Mortuary Science at Miami Dade College

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St Petersburg College
Clearwater, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Petersburg College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. SPC is a large school located in Clearwater, Florida that handed out 29 associates’s mortuary science degrees in 2020-2021.

Full SPC Funeral & Mortuary Science Report

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John Tyler Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate 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 28 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Funeral & Mortuary Science at John Tyler Community College

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Jefferson State Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Jeff State is a public institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Jeff State Funeral & Mortuary Science Report

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Arkansas State University - Mountain Home came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Mountain Home, Arkansas, and it awarded 15 associates’s mortuary science degrees in 2020-2021.

Full ASUMH Funeral & Mortuary Science Report

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Tidewater Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, this fairly large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified associates’s mortuary science students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Funeral & Mortuary Science at Tidewater Community College

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East Mississippi Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. East Mississippi Community College is a small public school situated in Scooba, Mississippi. It awarded 12 associates’s mortuary science degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Funeral & Mortuary Science at EMCC

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With a ranking of #9, Florida State College at Jacksonville did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. FSCJ is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 associates’s mortuary science degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Funeral & Mortuary Science at Florida State College at Jacksonville

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Ogeechee Technical College
Statesboro, Georgia

Ogeechee Technical College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Ogeechee Technical College is a small public school situated in Statesboro, Georgia. It awarded 11 associates’s mortuary science degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Ogeechee Technical College Funeral & Mortuary Science Report

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Delgado Community College
New Orleans, Louisiana

With a ranking of #12, Delgado Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s mortuary science degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Funeral & Mortuary Science at Delgado Community College

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University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Hope, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s mortuary science degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Funeral & Mortuary Science at University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana

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Piedmont Technical College
Greenwood, South Carolina

Piedmont Technical College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Piedmont Technical College is located in Greenwood, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s mortuary science degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Funeral & Mortuary Science at Piedmont Technical College

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With a ranking of #16, Southwest Tennessee Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s mortuary science students in 2020-2021.

Full Southwest Funeral & Mortuary Science Report

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Northwest Mississippi Community College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Senatobia, Mississippi, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s mortuary science students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Funeral & Mortuary Science at Northwest Mississippi Community College

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Holmes Community College
Goodman, Mississippi

Holmes Community College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Holmes Community College is a public institution located in Goodman, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Funeral & Mortuary Science at Holmes Community College

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With a ranking of #17, Columbus Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Columbus Technical College is a small public school situated in Columbus, Georgia. It awarded 3 associates’s mortuary science degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Columbus Technical College Funeral & Mortuary Science Report

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