Funeral & Mortuary Science at Mercer County Community College

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

Mercer County Community College is located in West Windsor, New Jersey and has a total student population of 6,342.

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.

Mercer County Community College Funeral & Mortuary Science Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Mortuary Science (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Mortuary Science

Mercer County Community College Funeral & Mortuary Science Rankings

Mortuary Science Student Demographics at Mercer County Community College

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

Mercer County Community College Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate’s Program

65% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of mortuary science associate's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in mortuary science only graduates about 28% men each year. The program at Mercer County Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in mortuary science at Mercer County Community College are white. Around 70% 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 Mercer County Community College with a associate's in mortuary science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Mercer County Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science	18

Culinary Arts

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 NJ, the home state for Mercer County Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors	560	$72,250
Funeral Service Managers	240	$118,770

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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