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2025 Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Southeast Region

14 Colleges in the Southeast Region
642 Mortuary Science Degrees Awarded
$44,007 Avg Early-Career Salary
When it comes to popularity, funeral & mortuary science sits in the middle of the road, ranking #196 out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 14 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for funeral & mortuary science students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 642 degrees in funeral & mortuary science to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Funeral & Mortuary Science School

Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Southeast Region Your choice of funeral & mortuary science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for funeral & mortuary science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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Associate Degrees in Mortuary Science

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 the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Southeast Region. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Funeral & Mortuary Science in the Southeast Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the mortuary science degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Mortuary Science

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL

Miami Dade College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in funeral & mortuary science. Located in the city of Miami, MDC is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #355 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means MDC is a great college overall.

There were about 29 funeral & mortuary science students who graduated with this degree at MDC in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In GA

It is difficult to beat Ogeechee Technical College if you want to pursue a degree in funeral & mortuary science. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, Ogeechee Technical College is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #312 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Ogeechee Technical College is a great college overall.

There were about 11 funeral & mortuary science students who graduated with this degree at Ogeechee Technical College in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
John A Gupton College crest
John A Gupton College
Nashville, TN
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
52 Mortuary Science Degrees Awarded
$46,141 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat John A Gupton College if you want to pursue a degree in funeral & mortuary science. John A Gupton College is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Nashville.

There were about 52 funeral & mortuary science students who graduated with this degree at John A Gupton College in the most recent data year. Funeral & Mortuary Science degree recipients from John A Gupton College earn a boost of approximately $2,134 above the typical earnings of funeral & mortuary science graduates.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
106 Mortuary Science Degrees Awarded
$44,950 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in funeral & mortuary science needs to take a look at Fayetteville Technical Community College. FTCC is a fairly large public college located in the midsize city of Fayetteville. This college ranks 42nd out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were about 106 funeral & mortuary science students who graduated with this degree at FTCC in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, mortuary science degree recipients usually earn about $44,950 in the first five years of their career.

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
69 Mortuary Science Degrees Awarded
$35,693 Median Starting Salary

Located in the distant town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 27th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were approximately 69 funeral & mortuary science students who graduated with this degree at Piedmont Technical College in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the mortuary science program earn an average of $35,693 for their early career.

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6
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
88 Mortuary Science Degrees Awarded
8.0% Growth in Graduates

Jeff State is a moderately-sized public college located in the city of Birmingham. This college ranks 23rd out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Alabama.

There were approximately 88 funeral & mortuary science students who graduated with this degree at Jeff State in the most recent year we have data available. Those funeral & mortuary science students who get their degree from Jefferson State Community College make $5,559 more than the standard mortuary science grad.

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7
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In FL

Located in the large city of Jacksonville, FSCJ is a public college with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #360 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means FSCJ is a great college overall.

There were approximately 23 funeral & mortuary science students who graduated with this degree at FSCJ in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In LA

Delgado Community College is a large public college located in the city of New Orleans. A Best Colleges rank of #860 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Delgado Community College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 19 funeral & mortuary science students who graduated with this degree at Delgado Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MS

Located in the rural area of Scooba, EMCC is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 19th out of 24 colleges for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.

There were approximately 7 funeral & mortuary science students who graduated with this degree at EMCC in the most recent year we have data available.

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10
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
35 Mortuary Science Degrees Awarded
20.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Chester, John Tyler Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 36th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.

There were roughly 35 funeral & mortuary science students who graduated with this degree at John Tyler Community College in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the funeral & mortuary science program at John Tyler Community College make $5,198 more than the average college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges by State

Explore the best funeral & mortuary science colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 135
Florida 282 73
North Carolina 279 74
Virginia 274 40
Tennessee 269 41
South Carolina 248 7
Louisiana 242 11
Mississippi 234 18
Arkansas 234 25
Alabama 233 20

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Funeral & Mortuary Science is one of 4 different types of Personal & Culinary Services programs to choose from.

Mortuary Science Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science 513
Funeral Direction/Service 98
Mortuary Science & Embalming/Embalmer 31

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Culinary Arts 5,187
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