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Funeral & Mortuary Science at Delgado Community College

If you plan to study funeral and mortuary science, take a look at what Delgado Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Delgado Community College is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and approximately 13,251 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.

Delgado Community College Funeral & Mortuary Science Degrees Available

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

Delgado Community College Funeral & Mortuary Science Rankings

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Mortuary Science Student Demographics at Delgado Community College

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

Delgado Community College Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate’s Program

91% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 9% of mortuary science associate's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in mortuary science at Delgado Community College are white. Around 64% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. Delgado Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in mortuary science graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 LA, the home state for Delgado Community College.

Occupation Jobs in LA Average Salary in LA
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors 430 $41,450
Embalmers 180 $47,320
Funeral Service Managers 170 $89,320

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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