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2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools in the Southeast Region
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.
Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
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 the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Southeast Region 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 Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools
Our analysis found Fayetteville Technical Community College to be the most popular school for funeral & mortuary science students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Decatur.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jefferson State Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, Jeff State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Piedmont Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Piedmont Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Greenwood.
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The excellent programs at John A Gupton College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best funeral & mortuary science schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Nashville, John A Gupton College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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St Petersburg College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. SPC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of St. Petersburg.
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Miami Dade College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large city of Miami, MDC is a public school with a very large student population.
Arkansas State University - Mountain Home landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular funeral & mortuary science programs. ASUMH is a small public school located in the rural area of Mountain Home.
University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for funeral & mortuary science students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the distant town of Hope, UA Hope-Texarkana is a public school with a small student population.
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John Tyler Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Chester, John Tyler Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
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Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges by State
Explore the best funeral & mortuary science schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 135 |
| South Carolina | 71 |
| Arkansas | 64 |
| North Carolina | 141 |
| Florida | 106 |
| Louisiana | 25 |
| Virginia | 40 |
| Alabama | 81 |
| Tennessee | 58 |
| Mississippi | 18 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 21 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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