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Funeral Service and Mortuary Science (Associate's): earnings by school

36 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$44,998
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$53,579
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$14,216
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 24 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $50,530 and $58,206. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Northampton County Area Community College PA$41,820$68,311$10,500
Goodwin University CT$38,084$67,154$33,967
Worsham College of Mortuary Science IL$44,833$62,143$16,225
FINE Mortuary College MA$55,901$61,927$26,876
American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service NY$46,776$60,648$22,750
Vincennes University IN$37,464$58,206$14,216
Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc PA$40,522$55,158—
John A Gupton College TN$51,837$54,828$10,750
Des Moines Area Community College IA$54,692—$10,500
Milwaukee Area Technical College WI$54,551—$9,925
Arapahoe Community College CO$54,973$54,411$13,000
Eastwick College-Hackensack NJ—$54,352$20,828
Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service TX$43,391$54,162$9,500
Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science OH—$53,849—
Kansas City Kansas Community College KS$42,805$53,309—
Tidewater Community College VA$57,792$52,870—
Dallas Institute of Funeral Service TX$42,987$52,516$17,547
Carl Sandburg College IL—$52,074—
Nassau Community College NY$44,998$51,433$12,000
Piedmont Technical College SC—$50,530—
Ivy Tech Community College IN—$50,193—
Jefferson State Community College AL$50,016—$6,750
City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College IL$49,916——
Delgado Community College LA$49,479—$20,250
Brightpoint Community College VA$49,165——
Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service GA$35,832$49,039$19,521
Fayetteville Technical Community College NC$50,347$47,405$12,214
American River College CA$47,056——
Hudson Valley Community College NY$46,474——
Mid-America College of Funeral Service IN$39,279$45,380$20,000
Chandler-Gilbert Community College AZ$40,235$44,886—
St Petersburg College FL$60,716$43,598$16,662
Mt Hood Community College OR$43,465—$11,000
Arkansas State University-Mountain Home AR$40,338——
Miami Dade College FL$40,164——
San Antonio College TX$36,976——