Funeral & Mortuary Science at Lake Washington Institute of Technology

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 Lake Washington Institute of Technology stacks up to those at other schools.

LWTech is located in Kirkland, Washington and has a total student population of 3,319. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 18 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.

LWTech Funeral & Mortuary Science Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Mortuary Science (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Mortuary Science

LWTech Funeral & Mortuary Science Rankings

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Mortuary Science Student Demographics at LWTech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mortuary science majors at Lake Washington Institute of Technology.

LWTech Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of mortuary science associate's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in mortuary science at LWTech are white. Around 78% 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 Lake Washington Institute of Technology with a associate's in mortuary science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Funeral & Mortuary Science

Funeral & Mortuary Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Lake Washington Institute of Technology. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Funeral Direction/Service	22

Related Majors

• 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 WA, the home state for Lake Washington Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors	330	$57,140

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.