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Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas

2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas

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Finding the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Basic Certificate 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 Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Texas to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular 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.

Check out the mortuary science basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Texas.

Our analysis found Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service to be the most popular school for funeral & mortuary science students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Texas. Located in the 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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#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 Texas. 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 in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges 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 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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