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Undergraduate Certificate in Funeral & Mortuary Science

Undergraduate Certificates in Funeral & Mortuary Science

373 Yearly Graduations
$47,424 Median Salary
66% Women
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 47% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.

Education Levels of Mortuary Science Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 373 people earned their undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in mortuary science is $47,424. This number may vary for a lot of reasons. For instance, you may decide to move to a location where people with your degree are rare and make more money. A better approximation of salary is to look at the typical range of salaries. In this case the low is $44,194 and the high is $49,355.

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Student Debt

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

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their undergraduate certificate in mortuary science. About 66.2% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 126
Women 247
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The racial-ethnic distribution of mortuary science undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 0
Black or African American 79
Hispanic or Latino 89
White 196
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 9
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to mortuary science that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Cosmetology 67,070
Culinary Arts 7,975
Other Personal & Culinary Services 78

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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