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Undergraduate Certificates in Funeral Direction/Service

59 Yearly Graduations
76% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
An undergraduate certificate in funeral direction/service is offered at 5 colleges in the United States. In recent years, the majority of the students getting degrees in this area were female, and 25% were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

Education Levels of Funeral Direction/Service Majors

In 2020-2021, 59 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 127
Basic Certificate 73
Undergraduate Certificate 59
Bachelor’s Degree 51

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 76.3% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 14
Women 45
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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 12
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 44
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1
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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
35% Women
18% 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. The funeral direction/service program at John A Gupton College awarded 17 undergraduate certificates during the 2020-2021 school year. Around 18% of these students were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group, and 35% were women.

#1

Arkansas State University - Mountain Home

Mountain Home, Arkansas
17 Yearly Graduations
94% Women
6% 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. Roughly 1,200 attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 people received their undergraduate certificate in funeral direction/service from ASUMH. About 94% of this group were women, and 6% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

#3

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, Louisiana
14 Yearly Graduations
100% Women
64% 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. For the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 undergraduate certificates were handed out to funeral direction/service majors at Delgado Community College. Around 64% of these students were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group, and 100% were women.

11 Yearly Graduations
82% Women
18% 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 1,200 attend the school each year. The funeral direction/service program at University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana awarded 11 undergraduate certificates during the 2020-2021 school year. About 82% of this group were women, and 18% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

Below are some popular majors that are similar to funeral direction/service that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mortuary Science 308
Other Mortuary Sciences 24

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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