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Undergraduate Certificate in Funeral Direction/Service

Undergraduate Certificates in Funeral Direction/Service

52 Yearly Graduations
75% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
An undergraduate certificate in funeral direction/service is offered at 5 colleges in the United States. This degree is more popular with female students, and about 23% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

Education Levels of Funeral Direction/Service Majors

During the 2021-2022 academic year, 52 students earned their undergraduate certificate in funeral direction/service. This makes it the 157th most popular undergraduate certificate 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 98
Bachelor’s Degree 65
Basic Certificate 63
Undergraduate Certificate 52

Earnings of Funeral Direction/Service Majors With Undergraduate Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for funeral direction/service majors with their undergraduate certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

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

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their undergraduate certificate in funeral direction/service. About 75.0% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 13
Women 39
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The racial-ethnic distribution of funeral direction/service undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 0
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 39
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2
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There are 5 colleges that offer an undergraduate certificate in funeral direction/service. Learn more about the most popular 5 below:

#1

John A Gupton College

Nashville, Tennessee
17 Yearly Graduations
43% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The most popular school in the United States for funeral direction/service students seekingan undergraduate certificate is John A Gupton College. Roughly 100 attend the school each year. For the 2021-2022 academic year, 17 undergraduate certificates were handed out to funeral direction/service majors at John A Gupton College. About 43% of this group were women, and 14% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

#1

Arkansas State University - Mountain Home

Mountain Home, Arkansas
17 Yearly Graduations
100% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Arkansas State University - Mountain Home tops the list of the most popular school in the U.S. for funeral direction/service majors who are seeking their undergraduate certificate. The funeral direction/service program at Arkansas State University - Mountain Home awarded 17 undergraduate certificates during the 2021-2022 school year. Around 11% of these students were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group, and 100% were women.

#3

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, Louisiana
14 Yearly Graduations
86% Women
71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Delgado Community College is the 3rd most popular school in the nation for students seeking an undergraduate certificate in funeral direction/service. Roughly 12,100 attend the school each year. The funeral direction/service program at Delgado Community College awarded 14 undergraduate certificates during the 2021-2022 school year. Around 71% of these students were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group, and 86% were women.

11 Yearly Graduations
88% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana is the 4th most popular school in the nation for students seeking an undergraduate certificate in funeral direction/service. Roughly 1,100 attend the school each year. During the 2021-2022 academic year, 11 people received their undergraduate certificate in funeral direction/service from UA Hope-Texarkana. Around 24% 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 undergraduate certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mortuary Science 338
Other Mortuary Sciences 26

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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