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2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools

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

Finding the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 66 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Funeral & Mortuary Science program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for mortuary science majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service the most popular school in the United States 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 college 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.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, PIMS 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.

After completing their Associate Degree, mortuary science graduates from PIMS carry an average student debt load of $17,391.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service is a great place for funeral & mortuary science students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Decatur, Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 70% of the mortuary science majors at the school.

On average, mortuary science graduates from Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service take out $15,461 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service is a great place for funeral & mortuary science students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of New York, AAMI is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 76 students majoring in mortuary science at AAMI, 37% are male and 63% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, mortuary science graduates from AAMI carry an average student debt load of $21,952.

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Out of the 66 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Dallas Institute of Funeral Service landed the # 5 spot on the list. Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Dallas.

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

The average amount in student loans that mortuary science majors at Dallas Institute of Funeral Service take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,959.

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Fayetteville Technical Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools list. FTCC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville.

Of the 48 students majoring in mortuary science at FTCC, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Mortuary Science majors at FTCC take out an average of $17,863 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Worsham College of Mortuary Science landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree funeral & mortuary science programs. Located in the large suburb of Wheeling, Worsham College of Mortuary Science is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in mortuary science at the school are women while 27% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, mortuary science graduates from Worsham College of Mortuary Science carry an average student debt load of $12,619.

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#8

Arapahoe Community College

Littleton, CO

Arapahoe Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for funeral & mortuary science students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Littleton, Arapahoe Community College is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 78% of the mortuary science majors at the school.

On average, mortuary science graduates from Arapahoe Community College take out $16,313 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#9

Cypress College

Cypress, CA

With a ranking of #9, Cypress College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for funeral & mortuary science students working on their associate degree. Cypress College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Cypress.

Women make up 84% of the mortuary science majors at the school.

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#10

John A Gupton College

Nashville, TN

John A Gupton College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree funeral & mortuary science programs. John A Gupton College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

About 66% of the students majoring in mortuary science at the school are women while 34% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, mortuary science majors at John A Gupton College accumulate an average of around $13,174 in student debt.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Funeral & Mortuary Science students that almost earned our Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Mid-America College of Funeral Service Jeffersonville, IN
12 Miami Dade College Miami, FL
12 Nassau Community College Garden City, NY

Funeral & Mortuary Science by Region

View the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools for a specific region near you.

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 25 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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