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

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

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

Funeral & Mortuary Science is the #156 most popular major in Mississippi with 18 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's 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. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Mississippi 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.

Check out the mortuary science associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Mississippi.

Our analysis found East Mississippi Community College to be the most popular school for funeral and mortuary science students who want to pursue a associate degree in Mississippi. EMCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Scooba.

Of the 12 students majoring in mortuary science at EMCC, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Read full report on Funeral & Mortuary Science at East Mississippi Community College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Mississippi Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in Mississippi list. NWCC is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Senatobia.

Of the 3 students majoring in mortuary science at NWCC, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at Northwest Mississippi Community College Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at Holmes Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular funeral and mortuary science schools in Mississippi. Holmes Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Goodman.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at Holmes Community College Report

Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 135
Virginia 40
North Carolina 74
Florida 73
Tennessee 41
South Carolina 7
Louisiana 11
Arkansas 25
Alabama 20

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

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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