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Funeral & Mortuary Science at Amarillo College

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Funeral & Mortuary Science at Amarillo College

What traits are you looking for in a mortuary science school? To help you decide if Amarillo College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's mortuary science program.

Amarillo College is located in Amarillo, Texas and approximately 9,079 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Funeral & Mortuary Science section at the bottom of this page.

Amarillo College Funeral & Mortuary Science Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Mortuary Science (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Mortuary Science

Online Classes Are Available at Amarillo College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Amarillo College offers distance education options for mortuary science at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

Amarillo College Funeral & Mortuary Science Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Mortuary Science Student Demographics at Amarillo College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mortuary science majors at Amarillo College.

Amarillo College Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate’s Program

83% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of mortuary science associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in mortuary science at Amarillo College are white. Around 58% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Amarillo College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in mortuary science graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Amarillo College with a associate's in mortuary science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Mortuary Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in mortuary science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Amarillo College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors 1,980 $53,560
Funeral Service Managers 380 $80,560
Embalmers 360 $44,450

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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