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Funeral & Mortuary Science at Ogeechee Technical College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Funeral & Mortuary Science, consider the program at Ogeechee Technical College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Ogeechee Technical College sits in Statesboro, GA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 26 funeral & mortuary science degrees were granted at Ogeechee Technical College.

Online Class Availability at Ogeechee Technical College

Distance learning is available at Ogeechee Technical College. Among 2,300 students, 582 (25%) studied exclusively online and 812 (35%) took at least some classes online.

Funeral & Mortuary Science Rankings at Ogeechee Technical College

Rankings can help you compare Ogeechee Technical College’s Funeral & Mortuary Science program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Georgia	#1 of 2
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#1 of 15
Best Value	Georgia	#1 of 2
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#2 of 56
Best Value	Nationwide	#4 of 54
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#5 of 15

Earnings for Funeral & Mortuary Science Graduates from Ogeechee Technical College

Those who finish Ogeechee Technical College’s Funeral & Mortuary Science program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$36,307
2 years	$36,848
3 years	$43,979
4 years	$49,215
5 years	$56,067

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Funeral & Mortuary Science graduates from Ogeechee Technical College report median earnings of $49,215, compared with $36,223 for all Ogeechee Technical College graduates — about 36% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Funeral & Mortuary Science graduates at Ogeechee Technical College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Funeral & Mortuary Science graduates at Ogeechee Technical College are 65% women (17) and 35% men (9).

Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate’s Program at Ogeechee Technical College

Among the 26 associate’s funeral & mortuary science graduates at Ogeechee Technical College, 65% were women (17) and 35% were men (9).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Funeral & Mortuary Science associate’s degree recipients at Ogeechee Technical College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	12
Black / African American	13
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 50% of Funeral & Mortuary Science associate’s degree recipients at Ogeechee Technical College, above the national average of 32%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Funeral & Mortuary Science Concentrations at Ogeechee Technical College

The Funeral & Mortuary Science program at Ogeechee Technical College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Mortuary Science	26

Highest-Paying Careers for Funeral & Mortuary Science Graduates

Those who complete Funeral & Mortuary Science program at Ogeechee Technical College work across a variety of fields. Here are the best-paid careers for Funeral & Mortuary Science graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$58,312
Crematory Operators	$48,579
Embalmers	$35,965

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.