2025 Best General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #90 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of general funeral service & mortuary science. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 206 associate degrees in general funeral service & mortuary science during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science School for Your Associate Degree

The general mortuary science associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general funeral service & mortuary science students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general funeral service & 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general funeral service & mortuary science related body.

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

More Ways to Rank General Funeral Service & 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 General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for general funeral service & mortuary science students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for an Associate in General Mortuary Science

1

Nassau Community College
Garden City, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

32 Annual Graduates

Nassau Community College is a wonderful choice for students pursuing an associate degree in general funeral service & mortuary science. Nassau Community College is a large public college located in the suburb of Garden City.More information about a associate in general funeral service & mortuary science from Nassau Community College

2

Northampton County Area Community College
Bethlehem, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in general funeral service & mortuary science needs to take a look at Northampton County Area Community College. Northampton Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Bethlehem.More information about a associate in general funeral service & mortuary science from Northampton County Area Community College

3

Eastwick College - Hackensack
Hackensack, NJ

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in general funeral service & mortuary science needs to take a look at Eastwick College - Hackensack. Located in the large suburb of Hackensack, Eastwick College - Hackensack is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.More information about a associate in general funeral service & mortuary science from Eastwick College - Hackensack

4

American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service
New York, NY

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

89 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in general funeral service & mortuary science needs to check out American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service. AAMI is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.More information about a associate in general funeral service & mortuary science from American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service

Best General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Colleges by State

Explore the best general funeral service & mortuary science colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	429	137
Pennsylvania	379	21
New Jersey	249	24
Maryland	221	24

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Rankings in Majors Related to General Mortuary Science

One of 3 majors within the Funeral & Mortuary Science area of study, General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to General Mortuary Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Funeral Direction/Service	56
Other Funeral Service & Mortuary Science	19
Mortuary Science & Embalming/Embalmer	4

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.