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CIP 12.0301 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

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.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Funeral Service and Mortuary Science, General award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 12.0301. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Certificate 1–2 years15407
2025Associate degree531,646
2025Bachelor degree8189
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year596
2024Certificate 1–2 years13386
2024Associate degree501,679
2024Bachelor degree8134
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year6133
2023Certificate 1–2 years12277
2023Associate degree501,526
2023Bachelor degree8151
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year4118
2022Certificate 1–2 years12338
2022Associate degree521,188
2022Bachelor degree9123
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year4151
2021Certificate 1–2 years13308
2021Associate degree521,339
2021Bachelor degree8160
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year6110
2020Certificate 1–2 years12256
2020Associate degree491,169
2020Bachelor degree8125
2020Certificate under 12 weeks115
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year393

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

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CIP 12.0301 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 12 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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A positive award observation establishes historical activity in this classification. It does not confirm a current application opening, professional recognition, a specific delivery format or career outcome.

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Institutions with reported graduates

70 institutions

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