Funeral & Mortuary Science at Wayne County Community College District

Every funeral & 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 mortuary science program at Wayne County Community College District stacks up to those at other schools.

WCCCD is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 10,748 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.

WCCCD Funeral & Mortuary Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Mortuary Science

WCCCD Funeral & Mortuary Science Rankings

Mortuary Science Student Demographics at WCCCD

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

WCCCD Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate’s Program

100% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of mortuary science associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

WCCCD does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in mortuary science graduates 66% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Funeral & Mortuary Science

Funeral & Mortuary Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Wayne County Community College District. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mortuary Science & Embalming/Embalmer	2

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 MI, the home state for Wayne County Community College District.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors	690	$63,280
Funeral Service Managers	370	$113,190

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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