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Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools in Pennsylvania

2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools in Pennsylvania

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$36,088 Avg Salary
$17,313 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science School for You

In 2021-2022, 194 degrees and certificates were awarded to funeral & mortuary science students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #23 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

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 Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, PIMS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Northampton County Area Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Bethlehem, Northampton Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Point Park University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Point Park is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Gannon University

Erie, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gannon University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Gannon is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Erie.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Luzerne County Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools in Pennsylvania list. Luzerne County Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Nanticoke.

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Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 141
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 5 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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