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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 medium-sized 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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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 large 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means National University College is a great place for funeral & 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.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Worsham College of Mortuary Science is a great place for funeral & mortuary science students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Wheeling, Worsham College of Mortuary Science is a private for-profit college 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jefferson State Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. Jeff State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Birmingham.

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

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With a ranking of #6, Antilles School of Technical Careers did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for funeral & mortuary science students working on their undergraduate certificate. Antilles School of Technical Careers is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Juan.

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

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at Antilles School of Technical Careers Report

#7

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

Amarillo College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate funeral & mortuary science programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Amarillo, Amarillo College is a public college with a moderately-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 large 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.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc Report

#9

Northeast Texas Community College

Mount Pleasant, TX

Northeast Texas Community College 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 #9 on the list. 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 ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools list. Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Dallas.

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

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

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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