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Funeral & Mortuary Science at Mt. Hood Community College

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

MHCC is located in Gresham, Oregon and approximately 6,812 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 17 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.

MHCC Funeral & Mortuary Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Mortuary Science

MHCC Funeral & Mortuary Science Rankings

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Mortuary Science Student Demographics at MHCC

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

MHCC Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate’s Program

82% Women

53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of mortuary science associate's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

MHCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in mortuary science graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Funeral & Mortuary Science

Funeral & Mortuary Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mt. Hood Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science	17

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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 OR, the home state for Mt. Hood Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors	260	$51,400

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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