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Associate Degrees in Funeral Direction/Service

127 Yearly Graduations
69% Women
9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 4 schools in the United States where you can get your associate degree in funeral direction/service. In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 9% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

Education Levels of Funeral Direction/Service Majors

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 127 students earned their associate degree in funeral direction/service. This makes it the 116th most popular associate degree program in the country.

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in funeral direction/service at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Associate Degree 127
Basic Certificate 73
Undergraduate Certificate 59
Bachelor’s Degree 51

Earnings of Funeral Direction/Service Majors With Associate Degrees

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for funeral direction/service majors who have their associate degree is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their associate degree in funeral direction/service. About 69.3% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 39
Women 88
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The racial-ethnic distribution of funeral direction/service associate degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 115
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4
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There are 4 colleges that offer an associate degree in funeral direction/service. Learn more about the most popular 4 below:

93 Yearly Graduations
62% Women
5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc tops the list of the most popular school in the U.S. for funeral direction/service majors who are seeking their associate degree. Each year, around 100 students seeking various degrees attend the university. For the 2020-2021 academic year, 93 associate degrees were handed out to funeral direction/service majors at PIMS. Around 5% of these students were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group, and 62% were women.

18 Yearly Graduations
89% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Lake Washington Institute of Technology comes in at #2 on our list of the most popular colleges offering associate degrees in funeral direction/service. Roughly 3,300 attend the school each year. The funeral direction/service program at Lake Washington Institute of Technology awarded 18 associate degrees during the 2020-2021 school year. About 89% of this group were women, and 17% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

#3

Milwaukee Area Technical College

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
16 Yearly Graduations
88% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The 3rd most popular school in the country for funeral direction/service majors who are seeking their associate degree is Milwaukee Area Technical College. Each year, around 12,600 students seeking various degrees attend the university. For the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 associate degrees were handed out to funeral direction/service majors at MATC. Around 19% of these students were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group, and 88% were women.

Below are some popular majors that are similar to funeral direction/service that offer associate degrees.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mortuary Science 1,339
Other Mortuary Sciences 43
Mortuary Science & Embalming 32

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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