Funeral & Mortuary Science at Northeast Texas Community College

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

NTCC is located in Mount Pleasant, Texas and approximately 2,758 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.

NTCC Funeral & Mortuary Science Degrees Available

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

NTCC Funeral & Mortuary Science Rankings

Mortuary Science Student Demographics at NTCC

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

NTCC Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate’s Program

72% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of mortuary science associate's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in mortuary science at NTCC are white. Around 59% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. NTCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in mortuary science graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Northeast Texas Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science	10

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 TX, the home state for Northeast Texas Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors	1,980	$53,560
Funeral Service Managers	380	$80,560
Embalmers	360	$44,450

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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