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Programs in Funeral Service and Mortuary Science

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Students of funeral service and mortuary science are generally prepared for careers in the funeral service industry and for licensure as funeral service directors or morticians. This involves courses in the basic elements of mortuary science and the business, counseling, and operational aspects of funeral service.

Top Schools For Funeral Service and Mortuary Science Programs

Are You Interested? School Name Tuition Size Degrees Granted Degrees Granted By Type
Gupton Jones Funeral Service
Decatur, GA		$9,000 150 139 Associate (139)
Puerto Rico Tech
Hato Rey, PR		Unknown 130 125 Certificate (125)
Worsham College of Mortuary Science
Wheeling, IL		Unknown 95 111 Certificate (44), Associate (67)
Cincinnati Mortuary Science
Cincinnati, OH		$17,275 148 111 Associate (74), Bachelor's (37)
Dallas Institute of Funeral Service
Dallas, TX		$12,000 130 107 Certificate (29), Associate (78)
American Academy Funeral Service
New York, NY		$11,740 316 100 Associate (100)
Ponce Paramedical College
Ponce, PR		Unknown 3,105 90 Certificate (90)
Fayetteville Tech
Fayetteville, NC		$8,042 10,927 82 Certificate (59), Associate (23)
Cmwlt. Institute of Funeral Service
Houston, TX		$10,904 172 76 Certificate (28), Associate (48)
Mid-America Funeral Service
Jeffersonville, IN		$9,050 64 63 Associate (47), Bachelor's (16)
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Funeral Service and Mortuary Science Statistics

Degree Type BreakdownNumber of Degrees
Granted Last Year		Percentage
of Total
Certificate 448 26%
Associate 1,119 64%
Bachelor's 189 11%
Master's Not Available 0%
Doctoral Not Available 0%
Gender BreakdownNumber of Degrees
Granted Last Year		Percentage
of Total
Male 792 45%
Female 964 55%
Racial BreakdownNumber of Degrees
Granted Last Year		Percentage
of Total
Asian or Pacific Islander 9 1%
Black or African American 317 18%
Hispanic or Latino 222 13%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 8 0%
White (Non-Hispanic) 1,142 65%
Other/Unknown 51 3%
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Funeral Service and Mortuary Science Internships

Job Title:Funeral Directors
Description:## Funeral directors, also called morticians and undertakers, manage funeral homes and arrange the details of a funeral. Full Description Funeral directors typically do the following: * Arrange transportation of the deceased * Prepare the...>
Company:Truman College
Location:Chicago, IL
Posted:6/10/2013
Source:Bright.com

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How do we get our information? Find out here or report an error here. The statistics on our site are from the National Center for Education Statistics IPEDS database.
We update this information twice annually, most recently in May 2012, but it may not be the most recent information available for a particular school.
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