General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science at American River College

Every general funeral service & mortuary science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general mortuary science program at American River College stacks up to those at other schools.

American River is located in Sacramento, California and has a total student population of 25,422.

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

American River General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in General Mortuary Science

American River General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Rankings

General Mortuary Science Student Demographics at American River

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

American River General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Associate’s Program

74% Women

39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of general mortuary science associate's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in general mortuary science at American River are white. Around 58% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. American River does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in general mortuary science graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Careers That General Mortuary Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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 CA, the home state for American River College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors	1,350	$51,350
Funeral Service Managers	500	$86,900
Embalmers	480	$50,280

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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