General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science at Point Park University

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

Point Park is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,591 students attend the school each year.

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.

Point Park General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Mortuary Science

Point Park General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general mortuary science programs across the country. The following shows how Point Park performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general mortuary science major at Point Park is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
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Most Focused General Mortuary Science Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	3
Best General Mortuary Science Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	3
Most Popular General Mortuary Science Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	5
Best Value General Mortuary Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Best General Mortuary Science Trade Schools	8
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Most Focused General Mortuary Science Trade Schools	23
Best Value General Mortuary Science Schools	33
Most Popular General Mortuary Science Trade Schools	37

General Mortuary Science Student Demographics at Point Park

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general mortuary science majors at Point Park University.

Point Park General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students earned a bachelor's degree in general mortuary science from Point Park. About 79% of these graduates were women and the other 21% were men.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general mortuary science at Point Park are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Point Park University with a bachelor's in general mortuary science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Point Park also has a doctoral program available in general mortuary science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 PA, the home state for Point Park University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By J. James under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.