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Funeral & Mortuary Science at San Antonio College

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

San Antonio College is located in San Antonio, Texas and approximately 19,231 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 31 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.

San Antonio College Funeral & Mortuary Science Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Mortuary Science (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Mortuary Science (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Mortuary Science

San Antonio College Funeral & Mortuary Science Rankings

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Mortuary Science Student Demographics at San Antonio College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mortuary science majors at San Antonio College.

San Antonio College Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate’s Program

81% Women

65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of mortuary science associate's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

San Antonio College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in mortuary science graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Funeral & Mortuary Science

Funeral & Mortuary Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at San Antonio College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science	41

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 TX, the home state for San Antonio College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors	1,980	$53,560
Funeral Service Managers	380	$80,560
Embalmers	360	$44,450

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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