Funeral Service and Mortuary Science programs in Texas
10 schools in Texas teach this, at certificate or associate level. 3 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $33,993 at Dallas Institute of Funeral Service.
What this work pays in Texas
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers in Texas earn a median of $46,630 a year across 1,500 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 Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Funeral Home Managers | $67,740 | 1,230 |
| Embalmers | $57,350 | 680 |
| Crematory Operators | $33,270 | 270 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Institute of Funeral Service Dallas | Associate's degree | $12,586 | $33,993 (64 grads) | 62 |
| Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service Houston | Associate's degree | $9,500 | $33,138 (116 grads) | 146 |
| Amarillo College Amarillo | Associate's degree | — | $30,771 (12 grads) | 8 |
| Dallas Institute of Funeral Service Dallas | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 49 |
| San Antonio College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 16 |
| Amarillo College Amarillo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service Houston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 46 |
| Northeast Texas Community College Mount Pleasant | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 27 |
| Northeast Texas Community College Mount Pleasant | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| San Antonio College San Antonio | Undergraduate certificate | — | 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.