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Funeral & Mortuary Science at East Mississippi Community College

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Funeral & Mortuary Science at East Mississippi Community College

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

EMCC is located in Scooba, Mississippi and approximately 3,392 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.

EMCC Funeral & Mortuary Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Mortuary Science

EMCC Funeral & Mortuary Science Rankings

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Mortuary Science Student Demographics at EMCC

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

EMCC Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate’s Program

58% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 42% of mortuary science associate's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in mortuary science only graduates about 31% men each year. The program at EMCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

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EMCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in mortuary science graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 MS, the home state for East Mississippi Community College.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors 310 $35,630
Embalmers 60 $38,890

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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