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2023 Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools

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Finding the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Basic Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Basic Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Basic Certificate Colleges.

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Our 2023 rankings named Jefferson State Community College the best school in the United States for funeral & mortuary science students working on their basic certificate. Jeff State is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Birmingham.

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#2

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Piedmont Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

St Petersburg College

St. Petersburg, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend St Petersburg College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the city of St. Petersburg, SPC is a public school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service is a great place for funeral & mortuary science students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Houston, Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Lake Washington Institute of Technology is a great place for funeral & mortuary science students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public college with a small student population.

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Saint Louis Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate funeral & mortuary science programs. Located in the suburb of Bridgeton, Saint Louis Community College is a public school with a large student population.

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#7

San Antonio College

San Antonio, TX

San Antonio College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large city of San Antonio, San Antonio College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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 7 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).

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