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2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in Texas
Finding the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree School for You
With 389 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, funeral & mortuary science is the #23 most popular major in Texas.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Texas 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 Texas
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Colleges.
Most Popular Texas Trade Schools for an Associate in Funeral & Mortuary Science
Our analysis found Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service to be the most popular school for funeral & mortuary science students who want to pursue a associate degree in Texas. Located in the large city of Houston, Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service 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.
Mortuary Science majors at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service take out an average of $8,955 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Out of the 5 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Dallas Institute of Funeral Service landed the # 2 spot on the list. Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.
Women make up 61% of the mortuary science majors at the school.
On average, mortuary science graduates from Dallas Institute of Funeral Service take out $13,959 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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The in-demand associate degree programs at San Antonio College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular funeral & mortuary science schools in Texas. Located in the city of San Antonio, San Antonio College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 16 students majoring in mortuary science at San Antonio College, 6% are male and 94% are female.
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Out of the 5 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Amarillo College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 75% of the mortuary science majors at the school.
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The in-demand associate degree programs at Northeast Texas Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular funeral & mortuary science schools in Texas. NTCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Mount Pleasant.
Of the 15 students majoring in mortuary science at NTCC, 40% are male and 60% are female.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 31 |
Oklahoma | 19 |
Majors Related to Mortuary Science
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 |
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General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science | 1,800 |
Funeral Direction/Service | 278 |
Mortuary Science & Embalming/Embalmer | 66 |
Other Funeral Service & Mortuary Science | 42 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 5 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.