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Funeral & Mortuary Science at Mercer County 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 Mercer County Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Mercer County Community College is located in West Windsor, New Jersey and approximately 6,342 students attend the school each year. 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.

Mercer County Community College Funeral & Mortuary Science Degrees Available

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

Mercer County Community College Funeral & Mortuary Science Rankings

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Mortuary Science Student Demographics at Mercer County Community College

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

Mercer County Community College Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate’s Program

56% Women

39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of mortuary science associate's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in mortuary science only graduates about 31% men each year. The program at Mercer County Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 13% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in mortuary science at Mercer County Community College are white. Around 56% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Mercer County Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in mortuary science graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Funeral & Mortuary Science

If you plan to be a mortuary science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mercer County Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science	51

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 NJ, the home state for Mercer County Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors	560	$72,250
Funeral Service Managers	240	$118,770

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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