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

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

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

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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Colleges.

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 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.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dallas Institute of Funeral Service. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in Texas list. Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is a fairly 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.

On average, mortuary science graduates from Dallas Institute of Funeral Service take out $13,959 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at Dallas Institute of Funeral Service Report

#3

San Antonio College

San Antonio, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Antonio College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, San Antonio College is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in mortuary science at San Antonio College, 6% are male and 94% are female.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at San Antonio College Report

#4

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

The in-demand associate degree programs at Amarillo College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular funeral & mortuary science schools in Texas. 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.

Read full report on Funeral & Mortuary Science at Amarillo College

#5

Northeast Texas Community College

Mount Pleasant, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Texas Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in Texas list. 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.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at Northeast Texas Community College Report

Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 31
Oklahoma 19

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 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.

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