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2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in Arkansas

3 Colleges
$26,801 Avg Salary
$17,812 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science School for You

With 25 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, funeral and mortuary science is the #129 most popular major in Arkansas.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in Arkansas ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Arkansas to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found Arkansas State University - Mountain Home to be the most popular school for funeral and mortuary science students who want to pursue a degree in Arkansas. ASUMH is a small public school located in the rural area of Mountain Home.

While working on their degree, mortuary science majors at ASUMH accumulate an average of around $17,812 in student debt.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana is a great place for funeral and mortuary science students. Located in the distant town of Hope, UA Hope-Texarkana is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 3 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, NorthWest Arkansas Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Bentonville, NWACC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools 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
Alabama 20
Mississippi 18

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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