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Undergraduate Certificates in Funeral & Mortuary Science

391 Yearly Graduations
$22,929 Median Salary
$18,252 Median Debt
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

In 2020-2021, 391 undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in mortuary science is $22,929. 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 $21,940 and the high is $36,160.

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Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in mortuary science is $18,252. The school you go to and how long it takes you to graduate, among other things, can cause this number to vary. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $19,489 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $15,312.

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Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their undergraduate certificate in mortuary science. About 64.7% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 138
Women 253
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The racial-ethnic distribution of mortuary science undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 4
Black or African American 73
Hispanic or Latino 89
White 202
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 23
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to mortuary science that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Cosmetology 57,805
Culinary Arts 7,225
Other Personal & Culinary Services 74

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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