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2023 Most Popular Online Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

3 Colleges
$35,614 Avg Salary
$21,257 Avg Student Debt

Funeral & Mortuary Science is the #200 most popular major in the country with 2,354 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Online Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for mortuary science majors pursuing an online associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service the most popular online school in the Southwest Region for funeral and mortuary science students working on their associate degree. Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

Of the 160 students majoring in mortuary science at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service, 27% are male and 73% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, mortuary science graduates from Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service carry an average student debtload of $16,924.

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Out of the 3 online programs at schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dallas Institute of Funeral Service landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Dallas, Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 82 students majoring in mortuary science at Dallas Institute of Funeral Service, 29% are male and 71% are female.

On average, mortuary science graduates from Dallas Institute of Funeral Service take out $19,112 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#3

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Amarillo College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best funeral and mortuary science schools in the Southwest Region . Amarillo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Amarillo.

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

On average, mortuary science graduates from Amarillo College take out $27,663 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Explore the most popular online funeral and mortuary science colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 295
Arizona 31
Oklahoma 19

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

Majors Similar to Mortuary Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 107,895
Culinary Arts 19,806
Casino Operations and Services 192
Other Personal & Culinary Services 81

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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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