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 John Tyler 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 John Tyler Community College paid an average of $332 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $155 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,650 | $9,948 |
| Fees | $150 | $855 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,460 | $1,460 |
Learn more about John Tyler Community College tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Mortuary Science students who received their associate degree at John Tyler Community College took out an average of $19,000 in student loans. That is 32% higher than the national average of $14,440.
The median early career salary of mortuary science students who receive their associate degree from John Tyler Community College is $41,007 per year. That is 24% higher than the national average of $33,041.
Online degrees for the John Tyler 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 John Tyler Community College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 56.3% 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 John Tyler Community College in 2019-2020, 18.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| 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 | 16 |
*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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