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Finding the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science School for You
Funeral & Mortuary Science is the #34 most popular major in the country with 2,186 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 78 schools in the United States 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.
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2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the United States
Check out the mortuary science programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 15% Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service the most popular school in the United States for funeral & mortuary science students. Located in the large city of Houston, Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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The excellent programs at Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best funeral & mortuary science schools in the United States. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, PIMS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fayetteville Technical Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools list. FTCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools list. Located in the suburb of Decatur, Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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The excellent programs at Dallas Institute of Funeral Service helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best funeral & mortuary science schools in the United States. Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.
With a ranking of #6, Worsham College of Mortuary Science did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for funeral & mortuary science students. Located in the suburb of Wheeling, Worsham College of Mortuary Science is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular funeral & mortuary science programs. Located in the large city of New York, AAMI is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools list. Located in the suburb of Cincinnati, Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Jefferson State Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular funeral & mortuary science programs. Jeff State is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Birmingham.
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Piedmont Technical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools ranking. Located in the town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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Des Moines Area Community College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular funeral & mortuary science programs. DMACC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ankeny.
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Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Mid-America College of Funeral Service | Jeffersonville, IN |
| 13 | John A Gupton College | Nashville, TN |
| 14 | Mercer County Community College | West Windsor, NJ |
| 15 | Cypress College | Cypress, CA |
| 15 | St Petersburg College | St. Petersburg, FL |
Funeral & Mortuary Science by Region
View the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools for a specific region near you.
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| New England |
| Rocky Mountains |
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| Middle Atlantic |
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Majors Related to Mortuary Science
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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.