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General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science at Nassau Community College

General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science at Nassau Community College

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

Nassau Community College is located in Garden City, New York and has a total student population of 13,864. 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.

Nassau Community College General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in General Mortuary Science

Nassau Community College General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Rankings

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General Mortuary Science Student Demographics at Nassau Community College

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

Nassau Community College General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Associate’s Program

53% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 47% of general mortuary science associate's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in general mortuary science only graduates about 32% men each year. The program at Nassau Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in general mortuary science at Nassau Community College are white. Around 53% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Nassau Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in general mortuary science graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Nassau 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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