2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools in Virginia
Finding the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science School for You
In 2021-2022, 40 degrees and certificates were awarded to funeral & mortuary science students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #30 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 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 Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for mortuary science majors pursuing a .
Most Popular Virginia Trade Schools in Funeral & Mortuary Science
Our analysis found John Tyler Community College to be the most popular school for funeral & mortuary science students who want to pursue a degree in Virginia. Located in the suburb of Chester, John Tyler Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The excellent programs at Tidewater Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best funeral & mortuary science schools in Virginia. Tidewater Community College is a large public school located in the city of Norfolk.
Out of the 3 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Blue Ridge Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. BRCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Weyers Cave.
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 |
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Georgia | 135 |
South Carolina | 71 |
Arkansas | 64 |
North Carolina | 141 |
Florida | 106 |
Louisiana | 25 |
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 |
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General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science | 1,800 |
Funeral Direction/Service | 278 |
Mortuary Science & Embalming/Embalmer | 66 |
Other Funeral Service & Mortuary Science | 42 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Mortuary Science
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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