Funeral & Mortuary Science at University of Central Oklahoma

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

UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and approximately 14,132 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,442 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Central Oklahoma in 2021, 19 of them were funeral and mortuary science majors.

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.

UCO Funeral & Mortuary Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mortuary Science

UCO Funeral & Mortuary Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the mortuary science progam at UCO compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The mortuary science major at UCO is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Funeral & Mortuary Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Funeral & Mortuary Science Undergraduate Certificate Schools	19

How Much Do Mortuary Science Graduates from UCO Make?

The median salary of mortuary science students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCO is $40,408. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $40,421 for all mortuary science students.

Mortuary Science Student Demographics at UCO

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mortuary science majors at University of Central Oklahoma.

UCO Funeral & Mortuary Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 19 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Funeral & Mortuary Science from UCO in 2020-2021, 32% were men and 68% were women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in mortuary science at UCO are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Central Oklahoma with a bachelor's in mortuary science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UCO also has a doctoral program available in mortuary science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 OK, the home state for University of Central Oklahoma.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors	390	$55,370
Funeral Service Managers	160	$77,100
Embalmers	130	$48,360

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Houstonman6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.