Funeral Service & Mortuary Science

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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2017

2,182

declining 2.68%

Median In-State
Public Tuition

$4,896

declining 0.83%

Median Out-of-State
Private Tuition

$23,243

declining 16.3%

Average Wage

$48,466

growing 0.582%

People in Workforce

55,724

growing 14.9%

Average Employee Age

37.8

growing 1.74%

About

The locations with the highest concentration of Funeral Service & Mortuary Science degree recipients are Houston, TX, Pittsburgh, PA, and Stonecrest, GA. The locations with a relatively high number of Funeral Service & Mortuary Science degree recipients are Wheeling, IL, Finneytown, OH, and Jeffersonville, IN. The most common degree awarded to students studying Funeral Service & Mortuary Science is a associates degree.

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Personal & Culinary Services

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Funeral Service & Mortuary Science and the types of students that study this field. Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service awards the most degrees in Funeral Service & Mortuary Science in the US, but Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service and Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Funeral Service & Mortuary Science.

Tuition costs for Funeral Service & Mortuary Science majors are, on average, $4,896 for in-state public colleges, and $23,243 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Funeral Service & Mortuary Science programs are Public, 2-year institutions (45 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (932 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Funeral Service & Mortuary Science

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Funeral Service & Mortuary Science, is Public, 2-year (932 completions).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Funeral Service & Mortuary Science programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$4,896

Median In-State Public

$23,243

Median Out of State Private

Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service has the most Funeral Service & Mortuary Science degree recipients, with 165 degrees awarded in 2017.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Funeral Service & Mortuary Science.

Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

Out of all institutions that offer Funeral Service & Mortuary Science programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service and Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Funeral Service & Mortuary Science, with 100% and 100%, respectively.

Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Funeral Service & Mortuary Science

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Funeral Service & Mortuary Science by year.

Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Funeral Service & Mortuary Science.

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Personal & Culinary Services graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Personal & Culinary Services majors is $48,466 and the most common occupations are Chefs & head cooks, Cooks, and Food service managers.

The industry that employs the most Personal & Culinary Services majors is Restaurants & Food Services, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Funeral homes, & cemeteries & crematories .

Wages

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Funeral Service & Mortuary Science is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

$48,466

Average Wage in Workforce

± $5,136

0.582%

1 Year Growth

± 14.8%

The average salary for Personal & Culinary Services majors is $48,466 and the most common occupations are Chefs & head cooks, Cooks, and Food service managers.

This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Personal & Culinary Services majors.

Highest Paying Locations

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Funeral Service & Mortuary Science is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

Highest Paying Pumas

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Personal & Culinary Services majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Personal & Culinary Services majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

Occupations

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Funeral Service & Mortuary Science is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

The most common occupations Personal & Culinary Services majors, by number of employees, are Chefs & head cooks, Cooks, and Food service managers.

Most Specialized

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Funeral Service & Mortuary Science is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Personal & Culinary Services majors working as Morticians, undertakers, & funeral directors, Chefs & head cooks, and Bakers.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Funeral Service & Mortuary Science is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

The highest paid occupations by median income for Personal & Culinary Services majors are Firstline supervisors of food preparation & serving workers, General & operations managers, and Morticians, undertakers, & funeral directors.

Occupations by Share

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Funeral Service & Mortuary Science is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

55,724

2018 Workforce

± 5,794

14.9%

1 Year Growth

± 13.3%

The number of Personal & Culinary Services graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 14.9%, from 48,516 in 2017 to 55,724 in 2018.

The largest single share of Personal & Culinary Services graduates go on to work as Chefs & head cooks (18.8%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Personal & Culinary Services by share of the total number of graduates.

Industries

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Funeral Service & Mortuary Science is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

The most common industries that employ Personal & Culinary Services majors, by number of employees, are Restaurants & Food Services, Funeral homes, & cemeteries & crematories , and Traveler accommodation.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Funeral Service & Mortuary Science is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

The highest paying industries of Personal & Culinary Services majors, by average wage, are Funeral homes, & cemeteries & crematories , Justice, public order, & safety activities , and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges.

Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Funeral Service & Mortuary Science is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

55,724

2018 Workforce

± 5,794

14.9%

1 Year Growth

± 13.3%

The number of Personal & Culinary Services graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 14.9%, from 48,516 in 2017 to 55,724 in 2018.

The industry which employs the most Personal & Culinary Services graduates by share is Restaurants & Food Services, followed by Funeral homes, & cemeteries & crematories . This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Personal & Culinary Services.

Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Funeral Service & Mortuary Science is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

PUMAS with a relatively high number of Personal & Culinary Services majors

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Personal & Culinary Services majors.

Diversity

Demographic information on those who earn a degree in Personal & Culinary Services in the US. The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Personal & Culinary Services is 37.8, and the most common degree type these workers hold is a Associates Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Personal & Culinary Services degrees, and White students earn the majority (1,432) of the degrees.

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Funeral Service & Mortuary Science is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

37.8

Average Age in 2018

± 1.2 Years

1.74%

1 Year Change

± 4.64%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Personal & Culinary Services. The most common ages of employees with this major are 28 and 34 years old, which represent 5.96% and 4.95% of the population, respectively.

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Funeral Service & Mortuary Science are Associates Degree, 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate, and Bachelors Degree.

Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Funeral Service & Mortuary Science is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

The most common degree types held by the working population in Personal & Culinary Services are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

Gender Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (62.4%)

Most Common Gender with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by gender at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Funeral Service & Mortuary Science.

Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
1,432 degrees awarded
Black or African American
377 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
277 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Funeral Service & Mortuary Science for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Gender Combination

White Female
101 degree-grads_ethnicity_genders awarded
White Male
47 degree-grads_ethnicity_genders awarded
Black or African American Female
12 degree-grads_ethnicity_genders awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by gender for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Funeral Service & Mortuary Science. White Female students, who earn most of the degree-grads_ethnicity_genders in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and gender.

Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Funeral Service & Mortuary Science is from the 2 Digit Course Personal & Culinary Services.

Most Common Countries of Origin

Mexico
1,503 degree recipients
Korea
552 degree recipients
Philippines
531 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

Korea
2.49 times more than expected
Philippines
1.09 times more than expected
Mexico
0.575 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Korea that hold Personal & Culinary Services degrees (2.49 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Mexico (1,503 degree recipients).

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Funeral Service & Mortuary Science field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Funeral Service & Mortuary Science majors need many skills, but most especially Social Perceptiveness. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Funeral Service & Mortuary Science majors need more than the average amount of Operation and Control, Operation Monitoring, and Management of Material Resources.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Funeral Service & Mortuary Science majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Operation and Control is very distinctive for majors, but the Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening, and Service Orientation are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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