by our College Data Analytics TeamThose considering general funeral service & mortuary science, you may also want to explore other closely related fields of study. Below you will find majors with similar career paths, related concentrations and specializations, and the most popular similar majors, ranked by annual graduates.
These majors prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of general funeral service & mortuary science, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Sorted by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Thanatology | 1 | 6 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Funeral Direction/Service | 252 |
| Mortuary Science and Embalming/Embalmer | 64 |
| Funeral Service and Mortuary Science, Other | 28 |
As a more focused area within Funeral Service and Mortuary Science, general funeral service & mortuary science sits alongside related programs in that field.
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