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Funeral & Mortuary Science at Kansas City Kansas Community College

If you plan to study Funeral & Mortuary Science, take a look at what Kansas City Kansas Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Kansas City Kansas Community College is located in Kansas City, KS.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 33 funeral & mortuary science degrees were granted at Kansas City Kansas Community College.

Studying Online at Kansas City Kansas Community College

Distance learning is available at Kansas City Kansas Community College. Of 5,014 students, 1,160 (23%) studied exclusively online and 1,120 (22%) took at least some classes online.

Funeral & Mortuary Science Rankings at Kansas City Kansas Community College

Use these rankings to compare Kansas City Kansas Community College’s Funeral & Mortuary Science program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Kansas	#1 of 1
Best Value	Kansas	#1 of 1
Best Value	The Plains States (Region)	#2 of 3
Best Schools (Quality)	The Plains States (Region)	#3 of 3
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#9 of 56
Best Value	Nationwide	#41 of 54

Earnings for Funeral & Mortuary Science Graduates from Kansas City Kansas Community College

Those who finish Kansas City Kansas Community College’s Funeral & Mortuary Science program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$37,205
2 years	$35,701
3 years	$41,535
4 years	$44,018
5 years	$48,679

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Funeral & Mortuary Science graduates from Kansas City Kansas Community College earn a median of $44,018, compared with $43,002 for all Kansas City Kansas Community College graduates — about 2% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Funeral & Mortuary Science graduates at Kansas City Kansas Community College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Funeral & Mortuary Science graduates at Kansas City Kansas Community College are 73% women (24) and 27% men (9).

Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate’s Program at Kansas City Kansas Community College

Of the 33 associate’s funeral & mortuary science degrees awarded at Kansas City Kansas Community College, 73% were women (24) and 27% were men (9).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Funeral & Mortuary Science associate’s degree recipients at Kansas City Kansas Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	24
Hispanic / Latino	4
Black / African American	3
Two or More Races	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 27% of Funeral & Mortuary Science associate’s degree recipients at Kansas City Kansas Community College, lower than the national average of 32%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Funeral & Mortuary Science Concentrations at Kansas City Kansas Community College

The Funeral & Mortuary Science program at Kansas City Kansas Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Mortuary Science	33

Best-Paid Careers for Funeral & Mortuary Science Graduates

Those who complete Funeral & Mortuary Science program at Kansas City Kansas Community College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Funeral & Mortuary Science majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Funeral Home Managers	$179,553
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$58,312
Crematory Operators	$48,579
Embalmers	$35,965

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.