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Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Basic Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, funeral & mortuary science was ranked #34 in the country. In fact 2,186 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Southwest Region 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for mortuary science majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service the most popular school in the Southwest Region for funeral & mortuary science students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large city of Houston, Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in mortuary science at the school are women while 30% are male.

Read full report on Funeral & Mortuary Science at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service

#2

San Antonio College

San Antonio, TX

The in-demand basic certificate programs at San Antonio College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular funeral & mortuary science schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of San Antonio, San Antonio College is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges by State

Explore the best funeral & mortuary science colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 31
Texas 389
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 2 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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