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Most Popular Online Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Most Popular Online Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

3 Colleges
$35,683 Avg Salary
$14,096 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, funeral & mortuary science was ranked #34 in the country. In fact 2,186 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Online Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs 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 associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for funeral & mortuary science students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Houston, Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 67% of the mortuary science majors at the school.

On average, mortuary science graduates from Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service take out $8,955 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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

Out of the 3 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dallas Institute of Funeral Service landed the # 2 spot on the list. Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.

Women make up 61% of the mortuary science majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, mortuary science graduates from Dallas Institute of Funeral Service carry an average student debtload of $13,959.

Read full report on Funeral & Mortuary Science at Dallas Institute of Funeral Service

#3

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Amarillo College is a great place for funeral & mortuary science students working on their online associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 75% of the mortuary science majors at the school.

Read full report on Funeral & Mortuary Science at Amarillo College

Explore the most popular online funeral & mortuary science colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 31
Texas 389
Oklahoma 19

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 3 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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