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General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science at Hudson Valley Community College

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General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science at Hudson Valley Community College

If you plan to study general funeral service and mortuary science, take a look at what Hudson Valley Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

HVCC is located in Troy, New York and has a total student population of 8,933. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 22 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.

HVCC General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in General Mortuary Science

HVCC General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Rankings

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General Mortuary Science Student Demographics at HVCC

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

HVCC General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Associate’s Program

68% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of general mortuary science associate's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in general mortuary science at HVCC are white. Around 91% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 20
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 NY, the home state for Hudson Valley Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors 1,320 $68,130
Funeral Service Managers 540 $97,400

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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