Funeral & Mortuary Science at Northwest Mississippi Community College

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

NWCC is located in Senatobia, Mississippi and approximately 7,092 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.

NWCC Funeral & Mortuary Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Mortuary Science

NWCC Funeral & Mortuary Science Rankings

Mortuary Science Student Demographics at NWCC

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

NWCC Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate’s Program

78% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of mortuary science associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in mortuary science at NWCC are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Funeral & Mortuary Science

The following mortuary science concentations are available at Northwest Mississippi Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwest Mississippi Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science	3

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 MS, the home state for Northwest Mississippi Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors	310	$35,630
Embalmers	60	$38,890

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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