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2025 Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in Pennsylvania

2 Colleges in Pennsylvania
118 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.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of funeral & mortuary science. Combined, these schools handed out 118 degrees in funeral & mortuary science to qualified students.

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Funeral & Mortuary Science Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Mortuary Science
Bachelor's Degrees in Mortuary Science

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 Schools in Pennsylvania list to help you make the college decision. 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 Pennsylvania

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.

Top Pennsylvania Schools in Mortuary Science

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
$39,949 Median Starting Salary

Northampton County Area Community College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in funeral & mortuary science. Northampton Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Bethlehem.

Soon after graduating, mortuary science degree recipients generally make an average of $39,949 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a degree in funeral & mortuary science from Northampton County Area Community College

2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
95 Mortuary Science Degrees Awarded
$50,340 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc if you want to pursue a degree in funeral & mortuary science. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, PIMS is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Funeral & Mortuary Science degree recipients from Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc earn a boost of approximately $6,333 over the average income of funeral & mortuary science majors.

More information about a degree in funeral & mortuary science from Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc

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
New York 333 141
Maryland 279 24
New Jersey 273 24
District of Columbia 188 6

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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
Funeral Direction/Service 67
General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science 37
Other Funeral Service & Mortuary Science 14

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 3,859
Culinary Arts 582

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