Funeral & Mortuary Science at Nassau Community College

Every funeral and 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 mortuary science program at Nassau Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Nassau Community College is located in Garden City, New York and approximately 13,864 students attend the school each year.

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.

Nassau Community College Funeral & Mortuary Science Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Mortuary Science

Nassau Community College Funeral & Mortuary Science Rankings

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Mortuary Science Student Demographics at Nassau Community College

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

Nassau Community College Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of mortuary science associate's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in mortuary science only graduates about 31% men each year. The program at Nassau Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 16% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in mortuary science at Nassau Community College are white. Around 53% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Nassau Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in mortuary science graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• 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 NY, the home state for Nassau Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors	1,320	$68,130
Funeral Service Managers	540	$97,400

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.