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2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools

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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.

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

#1

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

Our analysis found Piedmont Technical College to be the most popular school for funeral & mortuary science students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the United States. Located in the town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 72% of the mortuary science majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jefferson State Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools 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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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Mercer County Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular funeral & mortuary science schools in the United States. Located in the rural area of West Windsor, Mercer County Community College is a public college with a moderately-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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the large city of Houston, Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service is a private not-for-profit school with a 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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#5

St Petersburg College

St. Petersburg, FL

Out of the 13 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, St Petersburg College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of St. Petersburg, SPC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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With a ranking of #6, Saint Louis Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for funeral & mortuary science students working on their basic certificate. Located in the 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 came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools ranking. UA Hope-Texarkana is a small public school located in the distant 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 ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the rural area of Montpelier, CCV is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Lake Washington Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for funeral & mortuary science students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large 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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Funeral & Mortuary Science by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
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 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.

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