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Funeral & Mortuary Science at St Petersburg College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Funeral & Mortuary Science, you may want to check out the program at St Petersburg College. Get started with the following essential facts.

St Petersburg College is located in St. Petersburg, FL.

During the most recent reporting year, 34 funeral & mortuary science degrees were granted at St Petersburg College.

Online & Distance Learning at St Petersburg College

Many students take online classes at St Petersburg College. Among 23,936 students, 10,212 (43%) studied exclusively online and 6,180 (26%) took at least some classes online.

Funeral & Mortuary Science Rankings at St Petersburg College

These rankings give you a sense of how St Petersburg College’s Funeral & Mortuary Science program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Florida	#1 of 3
Best Schools (Quality)	Florida	#3 of 3
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#3 of 15
Best Value	Nationwide	#5 of 54
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#12 of 15
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#42 of 56

Earnings for Funeral & Mortuary Science Graduates from St Petersburg College

Graduates of St Petersburg 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	$40,133

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Funeral & Mortuary Science graduates from St Petersburg College comes in at $22,898.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Funeral & Mortuary Science graduates at St Petersburg College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Funeral & Mortuary Science graduates at St Petersburg College are 85% women (29) and 15% men (5).

Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate’s Program at St Petersburg College

Of the 25 associate’s funeral & mortuary science graduates at St Petersburg College, 92% were women (23) and 8% were men (2).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	18
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	5
Two or More Races	1

Minority students account for 28% of Funeral & Mortuary Science associate’s degree recipients at St Petersburg College, lower than 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 St Petersburg College

This Funeral & Mortuary Science program at St Petersburg College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Mortuary Science	34

Top-Paying Careers for Funeral & Mortuary Science Graduates

Students who finish Funeral & Mortuary Science program at St Petersburg College work across a variety of fields. Here are the highest-paying careers for Funeral & Mortuary Science majors, 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.