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Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region

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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.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

The Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular 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.

Check out the mortuary science associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

Cypress College

Cypress, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Cypress College the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for funeral & mortuary science students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Cypress, Cypress College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#2

American River College

Sacramento, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American River College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Far Western US Region list. American River is a very large public school located in the suburb of Sacramento.

Of the 25 students majoring in mortuary science at American River, 24% are male and 76% are female.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at American River College Report

Out of the 4 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Washington Institute of Technology landed the # 3 spot on the list. LWTech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kirkland.

Women make up 73% of the mortuary science majors at the school.

Read full report on Funeral & Mortuary Science at Lake Washington Institute of Technology

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Mt. Hood Community College is a great place for funeral & mortuary science students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Gresham, MHCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in mortuary science at MHCC, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges by State

Explore the best funeral & mortuary science schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 22
California 65
Oregon 17

Funeral & Mortuary Science is one of 4 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Mortuary Science Focus Areas

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 4 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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