The General Mortuary Science Major at Northampton County Area Community College

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General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science at Northampton County Area 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 Northampton County Area Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Northampton Community College is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and approximately 8,951 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.

Northampton Community College General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in General Mortuary Science

Northampton Community College General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Rankings

General Mortuary Science Student Demographics at Northampton Community College

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

Northampton Community College General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Associate’s Program

75% Women

19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of general mortuary science associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in general mortuary science at Northampton Community College are white. Around 75% 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 Northampton County Area Community College with a associate's in general mortuary science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 PA, the home state for Northampton County Area Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors	1,260	$50,330
Funeral Service Managers	690	$114,030

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*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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