Funeral Service and Mortuary Science General

A program that generally prepares individuals for careers in the funeral service industry and for licensure as funeral service directors or morticians. Includes instruction in the basic elements of mortuary science and the business, counseling, and operational aspects of funeral service.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 58 institutions across the United States, with a total of 6334 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

395

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

1,526

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

151

degrees awarded

Other Awards

4,262

awards given

Top Schools for Funeral Service and Mortuary Science General

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service
Houston, TX
517
2 Jefferson State Community College
Birmingham, AL
405
3 Dallas Institute of Funeral Service
Dallas, TX
375
4 Fayetteville Technical Community College
Fayetteville, NC
330
5 Worsham College of Mortuary Science
Wheeling, IL
300
6 American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service
New York, NY
267
7 Mid-America College of Funeral Service
Jeffersonville, IN
234
8 Northeast Texas Community College
Mount Pleasant, TX
228
9 Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science
Cincinnati, OH
207
10 Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny, IA
192
11 St Petersburg College
St. Petersburg, FL
184
12 Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service
Decatur, GA
165
13 John A Gupton College
Nashville, TN
165
14 Mercer County Community College
West Windsor, NJ
140
15 San Antonio College
San Antonio, TX
132
16 Miami Dade College
Miami, FL
123
17 Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, CO
123
18 Ogeechee Technical College
Statesboro, GA
114
19 Brightpoint Community College
Chester, VA
108
20 NUC University
Bayamon, PR
108
21 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN
105
22 Nassau Community College
Garden City, NY
96
23 American River College
Sacramento, CA
93
24 Cypress College
Cypress, CA
93
25 Kansas City Kansas Community College
Kansas City, KS
84
26 Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, WI
81
27 Delgado Community College
New Orleans, LA
78
28 Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City, UT
78
29 Florida State College at Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
78
30 Goodwin University
East Hartford, CT
75
31 Chandler-Gilbert Community College
Chandler, AZ
72
32 Community College of Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD
72
33 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, IL
69
34 University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, OK
69
35 Tidewater Community College
Norfolk, VA
63
36 FINE Mortuary College
Norwood, MA
60
37 Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN
57
38 Mt Hood Community College
Gresham, OR
54
39 Vincennes University
Vincennes, IN
51
40 East Mississippi Community College
Scooba, MS
48
41 Northampton County Area Community College
Bethlehem, PA
48
42 Piedmont Technical College
Greenwood, SC
45
43 Eastwick College-Hackensack
Hackensack, NJ
42
44 Terra State Community College
Fremont, OH
42
45 Arkansas State University-Mountain Home
Mountain Home, AR
36
46 Saint Louis Community College
Bridgeton, MO
33
47 University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana
Hope, AR
33
48 Cape Cod Community College
West Barnstable, MA
33
49 Northwest Mississippi Community College
Senatobia, MS
27
50 Point Park University
Pittsburgh, PA
24
51 Hudson Valley Community College
Troy, NY
24
52 Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc
Pittsburgh, PA
15
53 Liceo de Arte-Dise-O y Comercio
Caguas, PR
9
54 Luzerne County Community College
Nanticoke, PA
9
55 Southwest Tennessee Community College
Memphis, TN
9
56 Gannon University
Erie, PA
6
57 North Shore Community College
Danvers, MA
3
58 Columbus Technical College
Columbus, GA
3