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2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools

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$28,316 Avg Salary
$16,549 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 2,354 people earned a degree or certificate in funeral and mortuary science, making the major the #34 most popular in the United States.

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 analysis found Fayetteville Technical Community College to be the most popular school for funeral and mortuary science students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. FTCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

Of the 67 students majoring in mortuary science at FTCC, 48% are male and 52% are female.

The average amount in student loans that mortuary science majors at FTCC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $22,936.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at Fayetteville Technical Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Des Moines Area Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. DMACC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Ankeny.

About 66% of the students majoring in mortuary science at the school are women while 34% are male.

The average amount in student loans that mortuary science majors at DMACC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $22,399.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means National University College is a great place for funeral and mortuary science students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Bayamon, National University College is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 71% of the mortuary science majors at the school.

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Out of the 23 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Worsham College of Mortuary Science landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Wheeling, Worsham College of Mortuary Science is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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

Mortuary Science majors at Worsham College of Mortuary Science take out an average of $22,989 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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

About 52% of the students majoring in mortuary science at the school are women while 48% are male.

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Antilles School of Technical Careers ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. Antilles School of Technical Careers is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Juan.

Women make up 75% of the mortuary science majors at the school.

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#7

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

Amarillo College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate funeral and mortuary science programs. Located in the city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 57% of the mortuary science majors at the school.

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Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate funeral and mortuary science programs. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, PIMS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in mortuary science at PIMS, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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#9

Northeast Texas Community College

Mount Pleasant, TX

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

Of the 20 students majoring in mortuary science at NTCC, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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Dallas Institute of Funeral Service came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools ranking. Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.

About 83% of the students majoring in mortuary science at the school are women while 17% are male.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at Dallas Institute of Funeral Service Report

Funeral & Mortuary Science by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Funeral & Mortuary Science is one of 4 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Mortuary Science Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science 1,917
Funeral Direction/Service 310
Other Funeral Service & Mortuary Science 67
Mortuary Science & Embalming/Embalmer 60

Related Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 107,895
Culinary Arts 19,784
Casino Operations and Services 192
Other Personal & Culinary Services 81

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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