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

2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States 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.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

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 the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 1 schools in the Plains States 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 school below is the most popular for mortuary science majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Louis Community College the most popular school in the Plains States Region for funeral & mortuary science students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Bridgeton, Saint Louis Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in mortuary science at Saint Louis Community College, 8% are male and 92% are female.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at Saint Louis Community College Report

Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges by State

Explore the best funeral & mortuary science schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 16
Missouri 26
Minnesota 18
Iowa 68
Nebraska 0

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 values are for the top school 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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