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General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science at American River College

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General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science at American River College

What traits are you looking for in a general mortuary science school? To help you decide if American River College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general mortuary science program.

American River is located in Sacramento, California and approximately 25,422 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 20 students received their associate's degree in general mortuary science.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science section at the bottom of this page.

American River General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in General Mortuary Science

American River General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Rankings

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General Mortuary Science Student Demographics at American River

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general mortuary science majors at American River College.

American River General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Associate’s Program

90% Women
65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 10% of general mortuary science associate's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

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American River does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in general mortuary science graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American River College with a associate's in general mortuary science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Careers That General Mortuary Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in general mortuary science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for American River College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors 1,350 $51,350
Funeral Service Managers 500 $86,900
Embalmers 480 $50,280

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities 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 racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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