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General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science at Delgado Community College

General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science at Delgado Community College

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

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 General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science section at the bottom of this page.

Delgado Community College General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in General Mortuary Science

Delgado Community College General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Rankings

General Mortuary Science Student Demographics at Delgado Community College

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

Delgado Community College General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Associate’s Program

92% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 8% of general mortuary science associate's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in general mortuary science at Delgado Community College are white. Around 73% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 19
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 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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