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General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science at Miami Dade College

Every general funeral service 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 general mortuary science program at Miami Dade College stacks up to those at other schools.

MDC is located in Miami, Florida and approximately 46,523 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 32 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.

MDC General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Degrees Available

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

MDC General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Rankings

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General Mortuary Science Student Demographics at MDC

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

MDC General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Associate’s Program

78% Women

72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of general mortuary science associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

MDC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in general mortuary science graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 FL, the home state for Miami Dade College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors	1,490	$57,030
Funeral Service Managers	350	$87,070
Embalmers	200	$47,070

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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