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Funeral & Mortuary Science at Des Moines Area Community College

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Funeral & Mortuary Science at Des Moines Area Community College

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

DMACC is located in Ankeny, Iowa and approximately 23,051 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.

DMACC Funeral & Mortuary Science Degrees Available

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

DMACC Funeral & Mortuary Science Rankings

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Mortuary Science Student Demographics at DMACC

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

DMACC Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate’s Program

56% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of mortuary science associate's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in mortuary science only graduates about 31% men each year. The program at DMACC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 13% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in mortuary science at DMACC are white. Around 85% 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 Des Moines Area Community College with a associate's in mortuary science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 23
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 IA, the home state for Des Moines Area Community College.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors 510 $68,300

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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