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Basic Certificate in General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science

Basic Certificates in General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science

118 Yearly Graduations
61% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 42% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

Education Levels of General Mortuary Science Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 118 people earned their basic certificate in general mortuary science. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in general mortuary science at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Associate Degree 1,526
Undergraduate Certificate 277
Bachelor’s Degree 151
Basic Certificate 118

Earnings of General Mortuary Science Majors With Basic Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in general mortuary science. About 61.0% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 46
Women 72
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The racial-ethnic distribution of general mortuary science basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 0
Black or African American 41
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 66
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to general mortuary science that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Funeral Direction 67
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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