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2023 Most Popular Online Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools

10 Colleges
$35,476 Avg Salary
$21,232 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service the most popular online school in the United States for funeral and mortuary science students. Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

After completing their degree, mortuary science graduates from Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service carry an average student debtload of $11,091.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc is a great place for funeral and mortuary science students pursuing an online degree. PIMS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

While working on their degree, mortuary science majors at PIMS accumulate an average of around $20,000 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dallas Institute of Funeral Service. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools list. Located in the large city of Dallas, Dallas Institute of Funeral Service is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Mortuary Science majors at Dallas Institute of Funeral Service take out an average of $16,533 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent online programs at Fayetteville Technical Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best funeral and mortuary science schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

After completing their degree, mortuary science graduates from FTCC carry an average student debtload of $20,975.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Mid-America College of Funeral Service is a great place for funeral and mortuary science students pursuing an online degree. Located in the suburb of Jeffersonville, Mid-America College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, mortuary science graduates from Mid-America College carry an average student debtload of $22,138.

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#6

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX

Amarillo College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for funeral and mortuary science students. It came in at #6 on the list. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Amarillo.

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With a ranking of #7, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on this year’s best schools for funeral and mortuary science students. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.

Mortuary Science majors at SIUC take out an average of $24,670 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#8

John A Gupton College

Nashville, TN

John A Gupton College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best funeral and mortuary science programs. Located in the large city of Nashville, John A Gupton College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, mortuary science majors at John A Gupton College accumulate an average of around $12,550 in student debt.

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#9

FINE Mortuary College

Norwood, MA

FINE Mortuary College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Norwood, FINE Mortuary College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that mortuary science majors at FINE Mortuary College take out is $35,917.

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Terra State Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best funeral and mortuary science programs. Located in the rural area of Fremont, Terra Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Cosmetology 107,895
Culinary Arts 19,806
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Other Personal & Culinary Services 81

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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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