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2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools in Mississippi

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Finding the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science School for You

With 18 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, funeral & mortuary science is the #33 most popular major in Mississippi.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 in Mississippi ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Mississippi 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for mortuary science majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found East Mississippi Community College to be the most popular school for funeral & mortuary science students who want to pursue a degree in Mississippi. EMCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Scooba.

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Out of the 3 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Holmes Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Holmes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodman.

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Out of the 3 schools in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Mississippi Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. NWCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Senatobia.

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Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 135
South Carolina 71
Arkansas 64
North Carolina 141
Florida 106
Louisiana 25
Virginia 40
Alabama 81
Tennessee 58

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

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 3 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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