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2024 Best General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Schools

32 Colleges in the United States
1,917 General Mortuary Science Degrees Awarded
A degree in general funeral service & mortuary science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #338 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 32 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for general funeral service & mortuary science students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,917 degrees in general funeral service & mortuary science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science School

Best General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Schools Your choice of general funeral service & mortuary science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general funeral service & mortuary science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Degree Level

Associate Degrees in General Mortuary Science
Bachelor's Degrees in General Mortuary Science

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science in the United States

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the general mortuary science degree levels they offer.

10 Top Schools in General Mortuary Science

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
82 General Mortuary Science Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in general funeral service & mortuary science has to look into Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science. Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Cincinnati.

There were about 82 general funeral service & mortuary science students who graduated with this degree at Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MN

Any student pursuing a degree in general funeral service & mortuary science has to look into University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.

There were roughly 18 general funeral service & mortuary science students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AL
81 General Mortuary Science Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in general funeral service & mortuary science has to check out Jefferson State Community College. Jeff State is a moderately-sized public college located in the midsize city of Birmingham. A Best Colleges rank of #951 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Jeff State is a great college overall.

There were approximately 81 general funeral service & mortuary science students who graduated with this degree at Jeff State in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In GA

Ogeechee Technical College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general funeral service & mortuary science. Located in the town of Statesboro, Ogeechee Technical College is a public college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #461 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Ogeechee Technical College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 11 general funeral service & mortuary science students who graduated with this degree at Ogeechee Technical College in the most recent year we have data available.

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John A Gupton College
Nashville, TN
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TN
35 General Mortuary Science Degrees Awarded

John A Gupton College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Nashville.

There were roughly 35 general funeral service & mortuary science students who graduated with this degree at John A Gupton College in the most recent data year.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IA
68 General Mortuary Science Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #501 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means DMACC is a great college overall.

There were approximately 68 general funeral service & mortuary science students who graduated with this degree at DMACC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general funeral service & mortuary science from Des Moines Area Community College

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
36 General Mortuary Science Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Miami, MDC is a public college with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #891 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means MDC is a great college overall.

There were about 36 general funeral service & mortuary science students who graduated with this degree at MDC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general funeral service & mortuary science from Miami Dade College

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
141 General Mortuary Science Degrees Awarded

FTCC is a fairly large public college located in the midsize city of Fayetteville. This college ranks 31st out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were roughly 141 general funeral service & mortuary science students who graduated with this degree at FTCC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general funeral service & mortuary science from Fayetteville Technical Community College

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OK

UCO is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Edmond. A Best Colleges rank of #994 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCO is a great university overall.

There were about 19 general funeral service & mortuary science students who graduated with this degree at UCO in the most recent year we have data available.

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St Petersburg College
St. Petersburg, FL
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In FL
45 General Mortuary Science Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of St. Petersburg, SPC is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 34th out of 77 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were roughly 45 general funeral service & mortuary science students who graduated with this degree at SPC in the most recent year we have data available.

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General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science by Region

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General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science is one of 3 different types of Funeral & Mortuary Science programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to General Mortuary Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Funeral Direction/Service 310
Other Funeral Service & Mortuary Science 67
Mortuary Science & Embalming/Embalmer 60

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