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2023 Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools

43 Colleges
$35,523 Avg Salary
$14,816 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science School for You

Funeral & Mortuary Science is the #34 most popular major in the country with 2,186 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 43 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the United States

Check out the mortuary science programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools

#1

FINE Mortuary College

Norwood, MA

Our analysis found FINE Mortuary College to be the best school for funeral & mortuary science students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. FINE Mortuary College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Norwood.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for funeral & mortuary science students. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, PIMS is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service is a great place for funeral & mortuary science students. Located in the city of New York, AAMI is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 43 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Des Moines Area Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. DMACC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ankeny.

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Worsham College of Mortuary Science came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Wheeling, Worsham College of Mortuary Science is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools list. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the city of Detroit.

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#8

John A Gupton College

Nashville, TN

With a ranking of #8, John A Gupton College did quite well on this year’s best schools for funeral & mortuary science students. John A Gupton College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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#9

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA

Point Park University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools ranking. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Point Park is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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North Shore Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for funeral & mortuary science students. It came in at #10 on the list. North Shore Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Danvers.

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Funeral & Mortuary Science by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

One of 4 majors within the trade school area of study, funeral & mortuary science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Mortuary Science Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science 1,800
Funeral Direction/Service 278
Mortuary Science & Embalming/Embalmer 66
Other Funeral Service & Mortuary Science 42

Related Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 124,611
Culinary Arts 22,075
Casino Operations and Services 385
Other Personal & Culinary Services 95

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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