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Funeral & Mortuary Science at Northampton County Area Community College

If you are interested in studying funeral and mortuary science, you may want to check out the program at Northampton County Area Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Northampton Community College is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 8,951. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 20 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.

Northampton Community College Funeral & Mortuary Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Mortuary Science

Northampton Community College Funeral & Mortuary Science Rankings

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Mortuary Science Student Demographics at Northampton Community College

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

Northampton Community College Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate’s Program

80% Women

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of mortuary science associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in mortuary science at Northampton Community College are white. Around 85% 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 Northampton County Area Community College with a associate's in mortuary science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northampton County Area Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science	20

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 PA, the home state for Northampton County Area Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors	1,260	$50,330
Funeral Service Managers	690	$114,030

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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