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Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region

9 Colleges
$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.

Today's trade school students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate programs 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 Southeast Region .

Our analysis found Fayetteville Technical Community College to be the most popular school for funeral & mortuary science students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, mortuary science majors at FTCC accumulate an average of around $13,720 in student debt.

Read full report on Funeral & Mortuary Science at Fayetteville Technical Community College

Out of the 9 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Jefferson State Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Birmingham, Jeff State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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#3

John A Gupton College

Nashville, TN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John A Gupton College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Nashville, John A Gupton College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in mortuary science at the school are women while 57% are male.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at John A Gupton College Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arkansas State University - Mountain Home is a great place for funeral & mortuary science students working on their undergraduate certificate. ASUMH is a small public school located in the rural area of Mountain Home.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at Arkansas State University - Mountain Home Report

#5

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Delgado Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular funeral & mortuary science schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 86% of the mortuary science majors at the school.

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Florida State College at Jacksonville came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. FSCJ is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.

Of the 12 students majoring in mortuary science at FSCJ, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana 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 #7 on the list. Located in the distant town of Hope, UA Hope-Texarkana is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 88% of the mortuary science majors at the school.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Report

#8

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

Miami Dade College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Miami, MDC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at Miami Dade College Report

With a ranking of #9, NorthWest Arkansas Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for funeral & mortuary science students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Bentonville, NWACC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges by State

Explore the best funeral & mortuary science colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 71
Georgia 135
Arkansas 64
Florida 106
North Carolina 141
Louisiana 25
Virginia 40
Alabama 81
Tennessee 58
Mississippi 18

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

Mortuary Science Focus Areas

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 9 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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