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Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in Mississippi

2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in Mississippi

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Finding the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree School for You

With 18 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, funeral & mortuary science is the #33 most popular major in Mississippi.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in Mississippi ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Mississippi 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.

2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi

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

Most Popular Mississippi Trade Schools for an Associate in Funeral & Mortuary Science

East Mississippi Community College

Scooba, MS

7 Associate Degrees

Our analysis found East Mississippi Community College to be the most popular school for funeral & mortuary science students who want to pursue a associate degree in Mississippi. EMCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Scooba.

About 71% of the students majoring in mortuary science at the school are women while 29% are male.

Northwest Mississippi Community College

Senatobia, MS

8 Associate Degrees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Mississippi Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in Mississippi list. NWCC is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Senatobia.

About 63% of the students majoring in mortuary science at the school are women while 38% are male.

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Holmes Community College

Goodman, MS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holmes Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in Mississippi list. Holmes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodman.

Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	135
South Carolina	71
Arkansas	64
North Carolina	141
Florida	106
Virginia	40
Louisiana	25
Tennessee	58
Alabama	81

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 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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