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Funeral Direction/Service at Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc

What traits are you looking for in a funeral direction/service school? To help you decide if Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's funeral direction/service program.

PIMS is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 191 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 93 students received their associate's degree in funeral direction/service.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Funeral Direction/Service section at the bottom of this page.

PIMS Funeral Direction/Service Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Funeral Direction/Service

Online Classes Are Available at PIMS

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, PIMS does offer online courses in funeral direction/service for the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree

PIMS Funeral Direction/Service Rankings

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Funeral Direction/Service Student Demographics at PIMS

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the funeral direction/service majors at Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc.

PIMS Funeral Direction/Service Associate’s Program

62% Women

5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of funeral direction/service associate's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in funeral direction/service only graduates about 28% men each year. The program at PIMS may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in funeral direction/service at PIMS are white. Around 95% 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 Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc with a associate's in funeral direction/service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	88
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Funeral Direction/Service Grads May Go Into

A degree in funeral direction/service 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 Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc.

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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