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

7 Colleges
$31,699 Avg Salary
$13,197 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

The Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southwest 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for mortuary science majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service to be the most popular school for funeral & mortuary science students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Houston, Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is a great place for funeral & mortuary science students. Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.

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#3

San Antonio College

San Antonio, TX

The excellent programs at San Antonio College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best funeral & mortuary science schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of San Antonio, San Antonio College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Amarillo College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a great place for funeral & mortuary science students. Located in the large city of Chandler, Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a public school with a large student population.

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#6

Northeast Texas Community College

Mount Pleasant, TX

Northeast Texas Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for funeral & mortuary science students. It came in at #6 on the list. NTCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Mount Pleasant.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at Northeast Texas Community College Report

University of Central Oklahoma came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public college with a fairly large 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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 31
Texas 389
Oklahoma 19

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 7 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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