2025 Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in New York

Funeral & Mortuary Science is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #72 most popular associate degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 129 associate degrees in funeral & mortuary science during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to funeral & mortuary science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other funeral & 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.
• Student Debt - How much debt funeral & mortuary science students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized funeral & mortuary science related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Funeral & Mortuary Science in New York

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in funeral & mortuary science.

Top New York Schools for an Associate in Mortuary Science

1

Nassau Community College
Garden City, NY

32 Annual Graduates

$44,695 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in funeral & mortuary science has to look into Nassau Community College. Nassau Community College is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of Garden City.

Students who graduate with their associate from the mortuary science program report average early career wages of $44,695.

More information about a associate in funeral & mortuary science from Nassau Community College

2

American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service
New York, NY

89 Annual Graduates

$47,982 Median Starting Salary

American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in funeral & mortuary science. AAMI is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the mortuary science program make about $47,982 in their early career salary.

More information about a associate in funeral & mortuary science from American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service

Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	179	156
New Jersey	137	24
Maryland	126	24
District of Columbia	36	6

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Rankings in Majors Related to Mortuary Science

One of 4 majors within the Personal & Culinary Services area of study, Funeral & Mortuary Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Mortuary Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science	129

Majors Similar to Mortuary Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Culinary Arts	921

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.