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2023 Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region

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Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that 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.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in funeral and mortuary science. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in funeral and mortuary science.

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Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region”.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region. Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service is located in Decatur, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 121 ’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%.

Read full report on Funeral & Mortuary Science at Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service

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Fayetteville Technical Community College
Fayetteville, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fayetteville Technical Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school awarded 141 degrees to qualified ’s mortuary science students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Funeral & Mortuary Science at FTCC

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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. John A Gupton College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 52 ’s mortuary science degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Funeral & Mortuary Science at John A Gupton College

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Miami Dade College
Miami, Florida

Out of the 19 schools in the Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami Dade College landed the #4 spot on the list. MDC is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 36 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Funeral & Mortuary Science at MDC

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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 list. This large school is located in Clearwater, Florida, and it awarded 45 ’s mortuary science degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Funeral & Mortuary Science at SPC

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John Tyler Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. John Tyler Community College is a medium-sized school located in Chester, Virginia that handed out 28 ’s mortuary science degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Funeral & Mortuary Science at John Tyler Community College

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Jefferson State Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Jeff State is a medium-sized public school situated in Birmingham, Alabama. It awarded 81 ’s mortuary science degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Funeral & Mortuary Science at Jefferson State Community College

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Arkansas State University - Mountain Home landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Arkansas State University - Mountain Home is a small school located in Mountain Home, Arkansas that handed out 32 ’s mortuary science degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Funeral & Mortuary Science at Arkansas State University - Mountain Home

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Florida State College at Jacksonville landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida State College at Jacksonville is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 ’s mortuary science degrees to qualified students.

Full FSCJ Funeral & Mortuary Science Report

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East Mississippi Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. EMCC is located in Scooba, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 ’s mortuary science degrees to qualified students.

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

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Tidewater Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Tidewater Community College is located in Norfolk, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 ’s mortuary science degrees to qualified students.

Full Tidewater Community College Funeral & Mortuary Science Report

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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 ranking. Ogeechee Technical College is a public institution located in Statesboro, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Ogeechee Technical College Funeral & Mortuary Science Report

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Delgado Community College
New Orleans, Louisiana

Delgado Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Delgado Community College is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 ’s mortuary science degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Funeral & Mortuary Science at Delgado Community College

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University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana is a small public school situated in Hope, Arkansas. It awarded 31 ’s mortuary science degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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 came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Piedmont Technical College is a small school located in Greenwood, South Carolina that handed out 71 ’s mortuary science degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about 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 list. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s mortuary science degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Funeral & Mortuary Science at Southwest Tennessee Community College

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Northwest Mississippi Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Senatobia, Mississippi is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s mortuary science degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Funeral & Mortuary Science at Northwest Mississippi 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 list. Columbus, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s mortuary science degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

Full Columbus Technical College Funeral & Mortuary Science Report

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Holmes Community College
Goodman, Mississippi

Holmes Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Goodman, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s mortuary science degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Funeral & Mortuary Science at Holmes Community College

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