Funeral Direction Service
A program that prepares individuals for professional licensure as funeral directors and as managers of funeral homes, cemeteries, and related services. Includes instruction in the sociology of death and dying, psychology of grief and grief counseling, history of funeral service, funeral direction, business law, funeral service law, funeral home management, accounting and related computer operations, and funeral services marketing and merchandising.
Degree Statistics
This program is offered at 12 institutions across the United States, with a total of 856 degrees awarded annually.
Certificates Below Bachelor's
135
certificates awarded
Associate Degrees
77
degrees awarded
Bachelor's Degrees
51
degrees awarded
Other Awards
593
awards given
Top Schools for Funeral Direction Service
These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.
| Rank | Institution | Degrees |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piedmont Technical College Greenwood, SC | 204 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc Pittsburgh, PA | 168 |
| 3 | University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana Hope, AR | 105 |
| 4 | Wayne State University Detroit, MI | 66 |
| 5 | John A Gupton College Nashville, TN | 63 |
| 6 | Lake Washington Institute of Technology Kirkland, WA | 63 |
| 7 | Delgado Community College New Orleans, LA | 60 |
| 8 | SUNY College of Technology at Canton Canton, NY | 48 |
| 9 | Mid-America College of Funeral Service Jeffersonville, IN | 39 |
| 10 | Arkansas State University-Mountain Home Mountain Home, AR | 30 |
| 11 | Community College of Vermont Montpelier, VT | 6 |
| 12 | Saint Louis Community College Bridgeton, MO | 4 |