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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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named East Mississippi Community College the most popular school in Mississippi for funeral & mortuary science students working on their associate degree. EMCC is a small public school located in the remote area of Scooba.

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

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at East Mississippi Community College Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at Northwest Mississippi Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular funeral & mortuary science schools in Mississippi. NWCC is a moderately-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.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at Northwest Mississippi Community College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Holmes Community College is a great place for funeral & mortuary science students working on their associate degree. Holmes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodman.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at Holmes Community College Report

Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges 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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