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Basic Certificates in Funeral & Mortuary Science

211 Yearly Graduations
59% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with female students, and about 33% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

Education Levels of Mortuary Science Majors

In 2020-2021, 211 basic certificates were awarded to mortuary science majors. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in mortuary science at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Associate Degree 1,541
Undergraduate Certificate 391
Bachelor’s Degree 211
Basic Certificate 211

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 58.8% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 87
Women 124
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The racial-ethnic distribution of mortuary science basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 2
Black or African American 53
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 133
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 11
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to mortuary science that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Cosmetology 48,917
Culinary Arts 5,326
192
Other Personal & Culinary Services 6

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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