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2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools in California

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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.

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

#1

Cypress College

Cypress, CA

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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#2

American River College

Sacramento, CA

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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Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 22
Oregon 17

Funeral & Mortuary Science is one of 4 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Mortuary Science Focus Areas

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

Majors Similar to Mortuary Science

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).

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