2025 Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for funeral & mortuary science students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 67 associate degrees in funeral & mortuary science to qualified students.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

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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

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on funeral & mortuary science students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of funeral & mortuary science students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for funeral & mortuary science to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized funeral & mortuary science related body.

Our complete 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.

More Ways to Rank Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Funeral & Mortuary Science in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for an Associate in Mortuary Science

1

Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City, UT

26 Annual Graduates

Salt Lake Community College is a good decision for individuals pursuing an associate degree in funeral & mortuary science. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in funeral & mortuary science from Salt Lake Community College

2

Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, CO

41 Annual Graduates

$50,953 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Arapahoe Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in funeral & mortuary science. Located in the large suburb of Littleton, Arapahoe Community College is a public college with a large student population.

After graduation, mortuary science associate recipients generally earn about $50,953 in their early careers.

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

Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	147	14
Colorado	102	43

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Funeral & Mortuary Science Related Rankings by Major

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	67

Majors Similar to Mortuary Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Culinary Arts	1,252
Cosmetology	46

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.