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General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science at Delgado Community College

If you are interested in studying general funeral service and mortuary science, you may want to check out the program at Delgado Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 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.

Delgado Community College General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in General Mortuary Science

Delgado Community College General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Rankings

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General Mortuary Science Student Demographics at Delgado Community College

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

Delgado Community College General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Associate’s Program

91% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in general 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 general mortuary science graduates 1% 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 general 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

Funeral Direction/Service

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 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

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*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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