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Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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$37,845 Avg Salary
$16,259 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for mortuary science majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc to be the most popular school for funeral & mortuary science students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, PIMS is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service is a great place for funeral & mortuary science students. Located in the large city of New York, AAMI is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mercer County Community College is a great place for funeral & mortuary science students. Located in the rural area of West Windsor, Mercer County Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nassau Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Nassau Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Garden City.

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The excellent programs at Community College of Baltimore County helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best funeral & mortuary science schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . CCBC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.

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Hudson Valley Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. HVCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Troy.

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Northampton County Area Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Bethlehem, Northampton Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA

Point Park University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for funeral & mortuary science students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Point Park is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Eastwick College - Hackensack landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular funeral & mortuary science programs. Eastwick College - Hackensack is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Hackensack.

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University of the District of Columbia landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular funeral & mortuary science programs. University of the District of Columbia is a small public school located in the city of Washington.

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Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges by State

Explore the best funeral & mortuary science schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 141
Pennsylvania 194
New Jersey 57
Maryland 24
District of Columbia 6

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 14 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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