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Funeral & Mortuary Science at Hudson Valley Community College

Funeral & Mortuary Science at Hudson Valley Community College

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

HVCC is located in Troy, New York and has a total student population of 8,933.

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.

HVCC Funeral & Mortuary Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Mortuary Science

HVCC Funeral & Mortuary Science Rankings

Mortuary Science Student Demographics at HVCC

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

HVCC Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate’s Program

63% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of mortuary science associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in mortuary science only graduates about 28% men each year. The program at HVCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in mortuary science at HVCC are white. Around 100% 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 Hudson Valley 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 0
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Funeral & Mortuary Science

Funeral & Mortuary Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Hudson Valley Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science 22

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 NY, the home state for Hudson Valley Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors 1,320 $68,130
Funeral Service Managers 540 $97,400

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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