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 Ivy Tech 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, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Ivy Tech Community College paid an average of $293 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $150 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,487 | $8,777 |
| Fees | $150 | $150 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,460 | $1,460 |
Learn more about Ivy Tech Community College tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Mortuary Science students who received their associate degree at Ivy Tech Community College took out an average of $10,500 in student loans. That is 27% lower than the national average of $14,440.
The median early career salary of mortuary science students who receive their associate degree from Ivy Tech Community College is $33,993 per year. That is 3% higher than the national average of $33,041.
Ivy Tech Community College 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 Ivy Tech Community College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 75.9% of the mortuary science students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 64.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 20.7% of the mortuary science associate degrees at Ivy Tech 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 | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 23 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science | 29 |
*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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