2022 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Funeral & Mortuary Science in the Plains States Region

An associate degree in funeral and mortuary science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #78 out of 312 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the Plains States Region 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 51 associate degrees in funeral and mortuary science during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Funeral & Mortuary Science School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of school for getting your associate degree in mortuary science matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Funeral & Mortuary Science in the Plains States Region ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality funeral and mortuary science program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for funeral and mortuary science.

Most Popular Schools for Associate Students to Study Funeral & Mortuary Science in the Plains States Region

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for funeral and mortuary science students seeking a an associate degree.

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

1

Kansas City Kansas Community College
Kansas City, KS

20 Annual Associate Degrees

#1 Most Popular In KS

#1 Best Quality In KS

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in funeral and mortuary science needs to check out Kansas City Kansas Community College. Kansas City Kansas Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the midsize city of Kansas City. 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 Kansas.

There were approximately 20 funeral and mortuary science students who graduated with this degree at Kansas City Kansas Community College in the most recent data year.

Students who graduate with their associate from the mortuary science program state that they receive average early career wages of $34,600.

More information about a associate in funeral and mortuary science from Kansas City Kansas Community College

2

Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny, IA

19 Annual Associate Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IA

#1 Best Quality In IA

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in funeral and mortuary science needs to take a look at Des Moines Area Community College. DMACC is a very large public college located in the suburb of Ankeny. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for associate degrees in funeral and mortuary science in Iowa.

There were approximately 19 funeral and mortuary science students who graduated with this degree at DMACC in the most recent data year.

More information about a associate in funeral and mortuary science from Des Moines Area Community College

3

Saint Louis Community College
Saint Louis, MO

11 Annual Associate Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MO

#1 Best Quality In MO

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in funeral and mortuary science has to take a look at Saint Louis Community College. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Saint Louis Community 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 Missouri.

There were about 11 funeral and mortuary science individuals who graduated with this degree at Saint Louis Community College in the most recent data year.

More information about a associate in funeral and mortuary science from Saint Louis Community College

4

Northeast Community College
Norfolk, NE

1 Annual Associate Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NE

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in funeral and mortuary science has to take a look at Northeast Community College. Located in the remote town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

There were roughly 1 funeral and mortuary science students who graduated with this degree at Northeast in the most recent year we have data available.

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

5

Barton County Community College
Great Bend, KS

#2 Most Popular In KS

Barton Community College is a small public college located in the rural area of Great Bend. More information about a associate in funeral and mortuary science from Barton County Community College

Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges by State

Explore the most popular funeral and mortuary science colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Kansas	145	16
Missouri	115	11
Iowa	105	7
Nebraska	96	0

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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	51

Majors Similar to Mortuary Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Culinary Arts	324
Cosmetology	55

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.