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2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools

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$40,731 Avg Salary
$18,375 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Bachelor's 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's 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 Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science to be the most popular school for funeral & mortuary science students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Cincinnati, Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in mortuary science at the school are women while 16% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, mortuary science majors at Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science accumulate an average of around $17,250 in student debt.

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#2

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the city of Detroit.

Women make up 58% of the mortuary science majors at the school.

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Out of the 10 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Mid-America College of Funeral Service landed the # 3 spot on the list. Mid-America College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Jeffersonville.

About 52% of the students majoring in mortuary science at the school are women while 48% are male.

On average, mortuary science graduates from Mid-America College take out $13,502 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular funeral & mortuary science schools in the United States. SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

About 68% of the students majoring in mortuary science at the school are women while 32% are male.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, mortuary science majors at SIUC accumulate an average of around $28,108 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools list. Located in the suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 80% of the mortuary science majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, mortuary science majors at UCO accumulate an average of around $24,928 in student debt.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at University of Central Oklahoma Report

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for funeral & mortuary science students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Women make up 67% of the mortuary science majors at the school.

Mortuary Science majors at UMN Twin Cities take out an average of $16,174 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#7

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA

Point Park University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Point Park is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

Cypress College

Cypress, CA

Cypress College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree funeral & mortuary science programs. Cypress College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Cypress.

Women make up 67% of the mortuary science majors at the school.

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#9

SUNY Canton

Canton, NY

SUNY Canton came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools ranking. SUNY Canton is a small public school located in the town of Canton.

Women make up 62% of the mortuary science majors at the school.

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#10

Gannon University

Erie, PA

Gannon University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree funeral & mortuary science programs. Gannon is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Erie.

Women make up 33% of the mortuary science majors at the school.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at Gannon University Report

Funeral & Mortuary Science by Region

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Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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 10 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).

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