by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 2,354 people earned their degree in funeral and mortuary science, making the major the 196th most popular in the United States. 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 New England region, there were 47 funeral and mortuary science graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,625 and $31,053 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree 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.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
The mortuary science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the New England Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the New England Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Goodwin College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the New England Region. Goodwin College is a small school located in East Hartford, Connecticut that handed out 15 ’s mortuary science degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend FINE Mortuary College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the New England Region. FINE Mortuary College is a small private for-profit school situated in Norwood, Massachusetts. It awarded 14 ’s mortuary science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full FINE Mortuary College Funeral & Mortuary Science Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Shore Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Danvers, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s mortuary science degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Full North Shore Community College Funeral & Mortuary Science Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cape Cod Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the New England Region. West Barnstable, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s mortuary science degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Full Cape Cod Community College Funeral & Mortuary Science Report
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