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Basic Certificate in Funeral & Mortuary Science

Basic Certificates in Funeral & Mortuary Science

220 Yearly Graduations
62% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 40% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

Education Levels of Mortuary Science Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 220 people earned their basic certificate in mortuary science. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in mortuary science at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Associate Degree 1,656
Undergraduate Certificate 373
Basic Certificate 220
Bachelor’s Degree 202

Earnings of Mortuary Science Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for mortuary science majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for mortuary science students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in mortuary science. About 61.8% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 84
Women 136
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The racial-ethnic distribution of mortuary science basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 0
Black or African American 76
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 128
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to mortuary science that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Cosmetology 63,709
Culinary Arts 7,129
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References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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