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Funeral & Mortuary Science at Tidewater Community College

If you plan to study funeral and mortuary science, take a look at what Tidewater Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Tidewater Community College is located in Norfolk, Virginia and has a total student population of 16,769.

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.

Tidewater Community College Funeral & Mortuary Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Mortuary Science

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Mortuary Science Student Demographics at Tidewater Community College

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

Tidewater Community College Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate’s Program

83% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of mortuary science associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in mortuary science at Tidewater Community College are white. Around 83% 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 Tidewater Community College with a associate's in mortuary science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 VA, the home state for Tidewater Community College.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors 670 $57,930
Embalmers 190 $46,710
Funeral Service Managers 170 $113,360

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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