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2023 Most Popular Online Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools

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

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.

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 and 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 college with a small student population.

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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 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 small student population.

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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 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 and mortuary science schools in the United States. FTCC is a medium-sized 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 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 medium-sized city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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#8

John A Gupton College

Nashville, TN

John A Gupton College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools list. John A Gupton College is a fairly 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 and mortuary science programs. FINE Mortuary College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Norwood.

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Terra State Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for funeral and mortuary science students. It came in at #10 on the list. Terra Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Fremont.

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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 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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