2025 Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in Georgia

an associate degree in funeral & mortuary science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #72 out of 328 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for funeral & mortuary science students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 94 associate degrees in funeral & mortuary science to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in Georgia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for funeral & mortuary science students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Georgia Schools for an Associate in Mortuary Science

1

Ogeechee Technical College
Statesboro, GA

38 Annual Graduates

Ogeechee Technical College is a good decision for students pursuing an associate degree in funeral & mortuary science. Ogeechee Technical College is a small public college located in the town of Statesboro.More information about a associate in funeral & mortuary science from Ogeechee Technical College

2

Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service
Decatur, GA

55 Annual Graduates

$23,293 Median Starting Salary

Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in funeral & mortuary science. Located in the suburb of Decatur, Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Associate students who receive their degree from the mortuary science program earn an average of $23,293 for their early career.

More information about a associate in funeral & mortuary science from Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service

Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	143	18
Florida	121	73
North Carolina	120	74
Arkansas	105	25
Tennessee	102	41
Virginia	97	40
Louisiana	80	11
South Carolina	77	7
Alabama	69	20

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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	94

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Culinary Arts	122

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.