Funeral Service and Mortuary Science programs in Mississippi
4 schools in Mississippi teach this, at certificate or associate level. 2 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $36,674 at Holmes Community College.
What this work pays in Mississippi
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers in Mississippi earn a median of $48,350 a year across 320 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| Funeral Home Managers | $63,390 | 140 |
| Embalmers | $58,900 | 40 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holmes Community College Goodman | Associate's degree | — | $36,674 (12 grads) | 0 |
| East Mississippi Community College Scooba | Associate's degree | — | $30,228 (18 grads) | 7 |
| East Mississippi Community College Scooba | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Funeral Service and Mortuary Science — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.