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 Des Moines Area Community College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in mortuary science, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at DMACC paid an average of $340 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $170 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,100 | $10,200 |
| Books and Supplies | $870 | $870 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $7,276 | $7,276 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,654 | $1,654 |
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DMACC does not offer an online option for its mortuary science associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the DMACC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 57.9% of the mortuary science students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 64.5%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in mortuary science at DMACC in 2019-2020, 5.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 17 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Funeral & Mortuary Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science | 19 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to funeral and mortuary science.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Culinary Arts | 27 |
*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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