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Funeral & Mortuary Science at University of Central Oklahoma
UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and approximately 14,132 students attend the school each year.
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.
UCO Funeral & Mortuary Science Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mortuary Science
UCO Funeral & Mortuary Science Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks mortuary science programs across the country. The following shows how UCO performed in these rankings.
Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The mortuary science major at UCO is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Funeral & 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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Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 3 |
Most Focused Funeral & Mortuary Science Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools | 4 |
4 | |
Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools | 5 |
Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools | 6 |
15 | |
Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools | 15 |
Most Focused Funeral & Mortuary Science Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools | 19 |
Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools | 19 |
Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools | 33 |
Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools | 39 |
Most Focused Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools | 47 |
How Much Do Mortuary Science Graduates from UCO Make?
The median salary of mortuary science students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCO is $40,408. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $40,421 for all mortuary science students.
Mortuary Science Student Demographics at UCO
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mortuary science majors at University of Central Oklahoma.
UCO Funeral & Mortuary Science Bachelor’s Program
About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in mortuary science at UCO 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 University of Central Oklahoma with a bachelor's in mortuary science.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 15 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
UCO also has a doctoral program available in mortuary science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
Concentrations Within Funeral & Mortuary Science
The following mortuary science concentations are available at University of Central Oklahoma. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Central Oklahoma. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
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General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science | 19 |
Related Majors
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 OK, the home state for University of Central Oklahoma.
Occupation | Jobs in OK | Average Salary in OK |
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Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors | 390 | $55,370 |
Funeral Service Managers | 160 | $77,100 |
Embalmers | 130 | $48,360 |
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 Houstonman6 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.