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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 analysis found Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service to be the most popular school for funeral & mortuary science students who want to pursue an online degree in the United States. Located in the large 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 #2 on this year’s list means Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc is a great place for funeral & mortuary science students pursuing an online degree. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, PIMS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent online programs at Dallas Institute of Funeral Service helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best funeral & mortuary science schools in the United States. Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Dallas.

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The excellent online programs at Fayetteville Technical Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best funeral & mortuary science schools in the United States. FTCC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fayetteville.

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Out of the 10 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Mid-America College of Funeral Service landed the # 5 spot on the list. Mid-America College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Jeffersonville.

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#6

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

Amarillo College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best funeral & mortuary science programs. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

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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 small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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#9

FINE Mortuary College

Norwood, MA

FINE Mortuary College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best funeral & mortuary science programs. FINE Mortuary College is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Norwood.

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Terra State Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools list. 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).

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