General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science at John Tyler Community College

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

John Tyler Community College is located in Chester, Virginia and has a total student population of 9,440.

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.

John Tyler Community College General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in General Mortuary Science

John Tyler Community College General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Rankings

General Mortuary Science Student Demographics at John Tyler Community College

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

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

67% Women

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of general mortuary science associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in general mortuary science only graduates about 29% men each year. The program at John Tyler Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in general mortuary science at John Tyler Community College are white. Around 72% 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 John Tyler Community College with a associate's in general mortuary science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 VA, the home state for John Tyler Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors	670	$57,930
Embalmers	190	$46,710
Funeral Service Managers	170	$113,360

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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