Funeral & Mortuary Science at Delgado Community College

Every funeral and mortuary science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the mortuary science program at Delgado Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Delgado Community College is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a total student population of 13,251. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 11 students received their associate's degree in mortuary science.

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

Delgado Community College Funeral & Mortuary Science Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Mortuary Science (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Mortuary Science

Delgado Community College Funeral & Mortuary Science Rankings

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Mortuary Science Student Demographics at Delgado Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mortuary science majors at Delgado Community College.

Delgado Community College Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of mortuary science associate's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in mortuary science at Delgado Community College are white. Around 64% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. Delgado Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in mortuary science graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Funeral & Mortuary Science

The following mortuary science concentations are available at Delgado Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Delgado Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Funeral Direction/Service	14
General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science	11

Related Majors

• Cosmetology
• Culinary Arts

Careers That Mortuary Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 LA, the home state for Delgado Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors	430	$41,450
Embalmers	180	$47,320
Funeral Service Managers	170	$89,320

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.