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2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools

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$28,316 Avg Salary
$11,778 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Undergraduate Certificate 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

Check out the mortuary science undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our 2023 rankings named Fayetteville Technical Community College the most popular school in the United States for funeral & mortuary science students working on their undergraduate certificate. FTCC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fayetteville.

About 55% of the students majoring in mortuary science at the school are women while 45% are male.

After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, mortuary science graduates from FTCC carry an average student debt load of $13,720.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Des Moines Area Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular funeral & mortuary science schools in the United States. DMACC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ankeny.

Women make up 63% of the mortuary science majors at the school.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, mortuary science majors at DMACC accumulate an average of around $10,664 in student debt.

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Out of the 23 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, National University College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Bayamon, National University College is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in mortuary science at the school are women while 21% are male.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Worsham College of Mortuary Science helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular funeral & mortuary science schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Wheeling, Worsham College of Mortuary Science is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Of the 45 students majoring in mortuary science at Worsham College of Mortuary Science, 36% are male and 64% are female.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, mortuary science majors at Worsham College of Mortuary Science accumulate an average of around $13,734 in student debt.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Jefferson State Community College is a great place for funeral & mortuary science students working on their undergraduate certificate. Jeff State is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Birmingham.

Women make up 64% of the mortuary science majors at the school.

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Antilles School of Technical Careers did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for funeral & mortuary science students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Antilles School of Technical Careers is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Juan.

Women make up 73% of the mortuary science majors at the school.

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#7

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

Amarillo College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in mortuary science at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, PIMS is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in mortuary science at PIMS, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#9

Northeast Texas Community College

Mount Pleasant, TX

Northeast Texas Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking. NTCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Mount Pleasant.

Women make up 67% of the mortuary science majors at the school.

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Dallas Institute of Funeral Service landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate funeral & mortuary science programs. Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.

Of the 49 students majoring in mortuary science at Dallas Institute of Funeral Service, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Funeral & Mortuary Science by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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 23 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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