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2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools in California
Finding the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science School for You
In 2021-2022, 65 degrees and certificates were awarded to funeral & mortuary science students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #36 most popular major in the state.
There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.
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 Trade Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in California to see which 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.
2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in California
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges.
Most Popular California Trade Schools in Funeral & Mortuary Science
Our analysis found Cypress College to be the most popular school for funeral & mortuary science students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the suburb of Cypress, Cypress College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent programs at American River College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best funeral & mortuary science schools in California. American River is a very large public school located in the suburb of Sacramento.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Washington | 22 |
Oregon | 17 |
Funeral & Mortuary Science Related Majors
Funeral & Mortuary Science is one of 4 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Mortuary Science Focus Areas
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 |
Majors Similar to Mortuary Science
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 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.