General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science at Mt. Hood Community College

Every general funeral service & mortuary science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general mortuary science program at Mt. Hood Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

MHCC is located in Gresham, Oregon and approximately 6,812 students attend the school each year.

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.

MHCC General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in General Mortuary Science

MHCC General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Rankings

General Mortuary Science Student Demographics at MHCC

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

MHCC General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Associate’s Program

89% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of general mortuary science associate's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in general mortuary science at MHCC are white. Around 83% 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 Mt. Hood Community College with a associate's in general mortuary science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 OR, the home state for Mt. Hood Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors	260	$51,400

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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