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Funeral & Mortuary Science at Cypress College

If you are interested in studying funeral and mortuary science, you may want to check out the program at Cypress College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Cypress College is located in Cypress, California and approximately 15,325 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in mortuary science from Cypress College.

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.

Cypress College Funeral & Mortuary Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Mortuary Science
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mortuary Science

Cypress College Funeral & Mortuary Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks mortuary science programs across the country. The following shows how Cypress College performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The mortuary science major at Cypress College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Funeral & Mortuary Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools 9
Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools 15

Mortuary Science Student Demographics at Cypress College

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

Cypress College Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate’s Program

81% Women
68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of mortuary science associate's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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Cypress College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in mortuary science graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Cypress College Funeral & Mortuary Science Bachelor’s Program

88% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The mortuary science program at Cypress College awarded 8 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 88% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities in its mortuary science bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Cypress College also has a doctoral program available in mortuary science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 CA, the home state for Cypress 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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