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2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in Pennsylvania

5 Colleges
$36,088 Avg Salary
$23,639 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science School for You

In 2020-2021, 172 degrees and certificates were awarded to funeral and mortuary science students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #144 most popular major in the state.

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

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 Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Pennsylvania to see which programs were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for mortuary science majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc to be the most popular school for funeral and mortuary science students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. PIMS is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

The average amount in student loans that mortuary science majors at PIMS take out is $20,000.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northampton County Area Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in Pennsylvania list. Northampton Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bethlehem.

Mortuary Science majors at Northampton Community College take out an average of $27,277 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#3

Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA

The excellent programs at Point Park University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best funeral and mortuary science schools in Pennsylvania. Point Park is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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#4

Gannon University

Erie, PA

Out of the 5 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Gannon University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Luzerne County Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Nanticoke, Luzerne County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 141
Maryland 24
New Jersey 24
District of Columbia 6

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 5 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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