2022 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Funeral & Mortuary Science in California

If you plan on getting your associate degree in funeral and mortuary science, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #78 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the most popular for funeral and mortuary science students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 30 associate degrees in funeral and mortuary science during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for funeral and mortuary science.

Most Popular Schools for Associate Students to Study Funeral & Mortuary Science in California

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in funeral and mortuary science.

Most Well Attended Schools for Mortuary Science Students Working on Their Associate

1

Cypress College
Cypress, CA

18 Annual Associate Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Cypress College if you want to pursue an associate degree in funeral and mortuary science. Located in the large suburb of Cypress, Cypress College is a public college with a large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for associate degrees in funeral and mortuary science in California.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the mortuary science program earn around $33,400 for their early career.

More information about a associate in funeral and mortuary science from Cypress College

2

American River College
Sacramento, CA

12 Annual Associate Degrees

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in funeral and mortuary science needs to take a look at American River College. Located in the suburb of Sacramento, American River is a public college with a fairly large student population. More information about a associate in funeral and mortuary science from American River College

Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Oregon	142	14
Washington	126	5

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Rankings in Majors Related to Mortuary Science

One of 3 majors within the Personal & Culinary Services area of study, Funeral & Mortuary Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Mortuary Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science	30

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Culinary Arts	469
Cosmetology	160

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.