2022 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Funeral & Mortuary Science in Virginia

If you plan on getting your associate degree in funeral and mortuary science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #78 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the most popular for funeral and mortuary science students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 30 associate degrees in funeral and mortuary science to qualified students.

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More Ways to Rank Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for funeral and mortuary science.

Most Popular Schools for Associate Students to Study Funeral & Mortuary Science in Virginia

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in funeral and mortuary science.

Most Well Attended Schools for Mortuary Science Students Working on Their Associate

1

John Tyler Community College
Chester, VA

16 Annual Associate Degrees

#2 Best Quality In VA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

John Tyler Community College is a popular choice for students pursuing an associate degree in funeral and mortuary science. Located in the large suburb of Chester, John Tyler Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for associate degrees in funeral and mortuary science in Virginia.

Associate students who receive their degree from the mortuary science program earn around $29,900 for their early career.

More information about a associate in funeral and mortuary science from John Tyler Community College

2

Tidewater Community College
Norfolk, VA

14 Annual Associate Degrees

#1 Best Quality In VA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Tidewater Community College is a popular option for individuals pursuing an associate degree in funeral and mortuary science. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large public college located in the city of Norfolk. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for associate degrees in funeral and mortuary science in Virginia. More information about a associate in funeral and mortuary science from Tidewater Community College

Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	138	15
North Carolina	125	39
Georgia	120	57
Florida	115	69
Arkansas	95	17
Tennessee	94	39
Kentucky	93	1
Louisiana	70	12
South Carolina	69	21
Alabama	68	24

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Funeral & Mortuary Science Related Rankings by Major

Funeral & Mortuary Science is one of 3 different types of Personal & Culinary Services programs to choose from.

Mortuary Science Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science	30

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Culinary Arts	321

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.