The General Mortuary Science Major at Northwest Mississippi Community College

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General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science at Northwest Mississippi 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 Northwest Mississippi Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

NWCC is located in Senatobia, Mississippi and has a total student population of 7,092.

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.

NWCC General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in General Mortuary Science

NWCC General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Rankings

General Mortuary Science Student Demographics at NWCC

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

NWCC General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Associate’s Program

78% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in general 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 general 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

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 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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