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Funeral & Mortuary Science at Miami Dade College

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Funeral & Mortuary Science at Miami Dade College

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

MDC is located in Miami, Florida and has a total student population of 46,523.

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.

MDC Funeral & Mortuary Science Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Mortuary Science (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Mortuary Science

MDC Funeral & Mortuary Science Rankings

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Mortuary Science Student Demographics at MDC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mortuary science majors at Miami Dade College.

MDC Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate’s Program

78% Women
72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of mortuary science associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

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MDC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in mortuary science graduates 38% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 16
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 FL, the home state for Miami Dade College.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors 1,490 $57,030
Funeral Service Managers 350 $87,070
Embalmers 200 $47,070

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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