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2023 Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools

43 Colleges
$35,476 Avg Salary
$21,232 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science School for You

In 2020-2021, 2,354 people earned a degree or certificate in funeral and mortuary science, making the major the #34 most popular in the United States.

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 2023 rankings named FINE Mortuary College the best school in the United States for funeral and mortuary science students. FINE Mortuary College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Norwood.

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The excellent programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best funeral and mortuary science schools in the United States. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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The excellent programs at Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best funeral and mortuary science schools in the United States. 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, AAMI is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Des Moines Area Community College is a great place for funeral and mortuary science students. DMACC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ankeny.

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Worsham College of Mortuary Science did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for funeral and mortuary science students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Wheeling, Worsham College of Mortuary Science is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

With a ranking of #7, Wayne State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for funeral and mortuary science students. 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

John A Gupton College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best funeral and mortuary science programs. John A Gupton College is a 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 college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #10, North Shore Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for funeral and mortuary science students. North Shore Community College is a small public school located in the large 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
Great Lakes

Funeral & Mortuary Science is one of 4 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Mortuary Science Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science 1,917
Funeral Direction/Service 310
Other Funeral Service & Mortuary Science 67
Mortuary Science & Embalming/Embalmer 60

Related Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 107,895
Culinary Arts 19,784
Casino Operations and Services 192
Other Personal & Culinary Services 81

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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