2025 Best General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in Virginia

Ranked #90 in popularity, general funeral service & mortuary science is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 57 associate degrees in general funeral service & mortuary science during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general funeral service & mortuary science students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general funeral service & mortuary science students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general funeral service & mortuary science related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general funeral service & mortuary science students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science in Virginia

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in general funeral service & mortuary science.

Top Virginia Schools for an Associate in General Mortuary Science

1

John Tyler Community College
Chester, VA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

36 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in general funeral service & mortuary science has to check out John Tyler Community College. John Tyler Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the large suburb of Chester.More information about a associate in general funeral service & mortuary science from John Tyler Community College

2

Tidewater Community College
Norfolk, VA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

21 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Tidewater Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in general funeral service & mortuary science. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in general funeral service & mortuary science from Tidewater Community College

Best General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	272	18
Florida	232	73
North Carolina	231	74
Georgia	217	135
Tennessee	170	41
Arkansas	161	25
Louisiana	124	11
Alabama	109	20
South Carolina	105	7

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Rankings in Majors Related to General Mortuary Science

One of 3 majors within the Funeral & Mortuary Science area of study, General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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.