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Finding the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Basic Certificate 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.
The Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate 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 Basic Certificate Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Basic Certificate Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Basic Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Piedmont Technical College the most popular school in the United States for funeral & mortuary science students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 72% of the mortuary science majors at the school.
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Out of the 13 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Jefferson State Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Jeff State is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.
About 59% of the students majoring in mortuary science at the school are women while 41% are male.
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Out of the 13 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercer County Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of West Windsor, Mercer County Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
About 65% of the students majoring in mortuary science at the school are women while 35% are male.
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Out of the 13 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
About 70% of the students majoring in mortuary science at the school are women while 30% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Petersburg College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the large city of St. Petersburg, SPC is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 58% of the mortuary science majors at the school.
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Saint Louis Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Bridgeton, Saint Louis Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 92% of the mortuary science majors at the school.
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University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate funeral & mortuary science programs. UA Hope-Texarkana is a small public school located in the town of Hope.
About 83% of the students majoring in mortuary science at the school are women while 17% are male.
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Community College of Vermont did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for funeral & mortuary science students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Montpelier, CCV is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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Lake Washington Institute of Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the suburb of Kirkland, LWTech is a public college with a small student population.
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NorthWest Arkansas Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. NWACC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Bentonville.
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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 13 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.