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 Jefferson State Community 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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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Jeff State paid an average of $297 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $164 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,920 | $8,910 |
| Fees | $930 | $930 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,614 | $1,614 |
Learn more about Jeff State tuition and fees.
The median early career salary of mortuary science students who receive their associate degree from Jeff State is $39,909 per year. That is 21% higher than the national average of $33,041.
Jeff State 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 Jeff State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 64.5% 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%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in mortuary science at Jeff State in 2019-2020, 22.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 24 |
| 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 | 31 |
*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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