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2023 Most Popular Online Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools

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

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Online Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the United States to see which online programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online mortuary science programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service the most popular online school in the United States for funeral & mortuary science students. Located in the city of Houston, Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service Report

The excellent online programs at Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best funeral & 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.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc Report

Out of the 10 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Dallas Institute of Funeral Service landed the # 3 spot on the list. Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at Dallas Institute of Funeral Service Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fayetteville Technical Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools list. FTCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mid-America College of Funeral Service. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools list. Mid-America College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Jeffersonville.

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#6

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

With a ranking of #6, Amarillo College did quite well on this year’s best schools for funeral & mortuary science students. Located in the city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools list. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

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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 & mortuary science programs. John A Gupton College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

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#9

FINE Mortuary College

Norwood, MA

FINE Mortuary College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for funeral & mortuary science students. It came in at #9 on the list. FINE Mortuary College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Norwood.

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Terra State Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best funeral & mortuary science programs. Terra Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Fremont.

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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 10 schools only.

  • 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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