by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Funeral & Mortuary Science is a major offered under the personal and culinary services program of study at Arapahoe Community College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in mortuary science, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Arapahoe Community College paid an average of $629 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $153 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,680 | $15,102 |
| Fees | $349 | $349 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,200 | $2,200 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their associate degree at Arapahoe Community College in Mortuary Science walked away with an average of $17,250 in student debt. That is 19% higher than the national average of $14,440.
The median early career salary of mortuary science students who receive their associate degree from Arapahoe Community College is $37,980 per year. That is 15% higher than the national average of $33,041.
Online degrees for the Arapahoe Community College mortuary science associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Arapahoe Community College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 63.9% of the mortuary science students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 64.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 22.2% of the mortuary science associate degrees at Arapahoe Community College in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 27 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Funeral & Mortuary Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science | 36 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to funeral and mortuary science.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Cosmetology | 1 |
*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.
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