by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Mortuary Science & Embalming/Embalmer. 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 Carl Sandburg College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in mortuary science, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Carl Sandburg College paid an average of $284 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $255 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,140 | $7,952 |
| Fees | $50 | $50 |
| Books and Supplies | $756 | $756 |
Learn more about Carl Sandburg College tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the Carl Sandburg 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 Carl Sandburg College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 88.9% of the mortuary science students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 64.5%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in mortuary science at Carl Sandburg College in 2019-2020, 22.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Funeral & Mortuary Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mortuary Science & Embalming/Embalmer | 9 |
*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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