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Funeral & Mortuary Science at Milwaukee Area Technical College

Funeral & Mortuary Science at Milwaukee Area Technical College

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

MATC is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 12,618.

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.

MATC Funeral & Mortuary Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Mortuary Science

MATC Funeral & Mortuary Science Rankings

Mortuary Science Student Demographics at MATC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mortuary science majors at Milwaukee Area Technical College.

MATC Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate’s Program

74% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of mortuary science associate's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in mortuary science at MATC 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 Milwaukee Area Technical College with a associate's in mortuary science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 19
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Funeral & Mortuary Science

If you plan to be a mortuary science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Milwaukee Area Technical College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Funeral Direction/Service 16

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 WI, the home state for Milwaukee Area Technical College.

Occupation Jobs in WI Average Salary in WI
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors 750 $59,760
Funeral Service Managers 120 $110,990

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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