Funeral & Mortuary Science at University of Central Oklahoma

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

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
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

Of the 19 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Funeral & Mortuary Science from UCO in 2020-2021, 32% were men and 68% were women.

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
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
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
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.