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Funeral & Mortuary Science at Wayne State University

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Funeral & Mortuary Science at Wayne State University

Every funeral and 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 State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 26,241 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 30 mortuary science majors received their bachelor's degree from Wayne State.

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.

Wayne State Funeral & Mortuary Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mortuary Science

Wayne State Funeral & Mortuary Science Rankings

The mortuary science major at Wayne State 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.

How Much Do Mortuary Science Graduates from Wayne State Make?

The median salary of mortuary science students who receive their bachelor's degree at Wayne State is $47,187. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 17% higher than the national average of $40,421 for all mortuary science bachelor's degree recipients.

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Mortuary Science Student Demographics at Wayne State

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

Wayne State Funeral & Mortuary Science Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 mortuary science majors earned their bachelor's degree from Wayne State. Of these graduates, 17% were men and 83% were women.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in mortuary science at Wayne State 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 Wayne State University with a bachelor's in mortuary science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 22
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

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 State University.

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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