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Basic Certificate in Funeral Direction/Service

Basic Certificates in Funeral Direction/Service

67 Yearly Graduations
61% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 36% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

Education Levels of Funeral Direction/Service Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 67 people earned their basic certificate in funeral direction/service. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in funeral direction/service at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Associate Degree 77
Undergraduate Certificate 68
Basic Certificate 67
Bachelor’s Degree 51

Earnings of Funeral Direction/Service Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for funeral direction/service majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for funeral direction/service majors who have their basic certificate is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in funeral direction/service. About 61.2% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 26
Women 41
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The racial-ethnic distribution of funeral direction/service basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 0
Black or African American 22
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 42
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to funeral direction/service that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mortuary Science 118
Mortuary Science & Embalming 35

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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