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Mortuary Science & Embalming Associate Degrees

There are 5 schools in the United States where you can earn aassociate degree in Mortuary Science & Embalming. This degree is more popular with female students, and about49% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.

Education Levels of Mortuary Science & Embalming Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 64 people earned theirMortuary Science & Embalming majors across all award levels. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in Mortuary Science & Embalming at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Associate’s Degree (this page)	35
Master’s Degree	29

Earnings of Mortuary Science & Embalming Majors With Associate Degrees (All Award Levels)

The U.S. Department of Education reports a median salary for graduates with aassociate degree in Mortuary Science & Embalming of $46,034 four years after graduation. These figures are reported program-wide, across all award levels.

However, this can depend on a number of factors, such as where you live and the number of years of experience you have.

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$44,303
4 years	$46,034
5 years	$51,822

^{Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study earnings tracker (program-wide, all award levels).}

Student Debt (All Award Levels)

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for Mortuary Science & Embalming students with their associate degree.

Student Diversity

This degree is more popular with female students. About 88.6% of graduates with this degree are women.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	4
Women	31

The racial-ethnic distribution of Mortuary Science & Embalming graduates is as follows:

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Grads	Share
White	18	51.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4	11.4%
Black or African American	12	34.3%
Two or More Races	1	2.9%

^{See the minority definition in the References below.}

Most Popular Mortuary Science & Embalming Programs for Associate Degrees

There are 6 colleges that offer a associate degree in Mortuary Science & Embalming. Learn more about the most popular below:

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors similar to Mortuary Science & Embalming that also offer associate degrees.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science, General	2,332
Funeral Direction/Service	252
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science, Other	28

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 to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.