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2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in California

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

Finding the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 65 degrees and certificates were awarded to funeral and mortuary science students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #239 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Funeral & Mortuary Science program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Cypress College

Cypress, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Cypress College the most popular school in California for funeral and mortuary science students working on their associate degree. Cypress College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Cypress.

Women make up 81% of the mortuary science majors at the school.

Read full report on Funeral & Mortuary Science at Cypress College

#2

American River College

Sacramento, CA

Out of the 2 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, American River College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Sacramento, American River is a public college with a very large student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in mortuary science at the school are women while 10% are male.

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Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 18
Oregon 17

One of 4 majors within the area of study, funeral and mortuary science has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 2 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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