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General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science at University of Central Oklahoma

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study general funeral service 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 has a total student population of 14,132.

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.

UCO General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in General Mortuary Science

UCO General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general mortuary science progam at UCO compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UCO 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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Best Value General Mortuary Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Most Popular General Mortuary Science Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	3
Most Focused General Mortuary Science Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	4
Best General Mortuary Science Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	5
Best General Mortuary Science Trade Schools	12
Most Focused General Mortuary Science Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools	14
Most Popular General Mortuary Science Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools	14
	14
Best Value General Mortuary Science Schools	29
Most Popular General Mortuary Science Trade Schools	31
Most Focused General Mortuary Science Trade Schools	38

General Mortuary Science Student Demographics at UCO

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

UCO General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Bachelor’s Program

68% Women

16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The general mortuary science program at UCO awarded 19 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 32% of these degrees went to men with the other 68% going to women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general 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 general 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 general mortuary science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 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
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