Funeral Service and Mortuary Science at Dallas Institute of Funeral Service

Dallas, TX · Associate's Degree · about 104 graduates a year

$40,962
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$52,516
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$52,962
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#15 of 24
Rank by pay
#14 of 24
Rank, wage-adjusted
$12,586
Median federal debt

Dallas Institute of Funeral Service graduates in funeral service and mortuary science earn 1% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 24% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Dallas Institute of Funeral Service Compares for Funeral Service and Mortuary Science

All 24 colleges reporting funeral service and mortuary science earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem, PA$68,311$69,473#1$39,949
2Goodwin University East Hartford, CT$67,154$60,460#4$45,261
3Worsham College of Mortuary Science Wheeling, IL$62,143$61,055#3$50,043
4FINE Mortuary College Norwood, MA$61,927$54,533#12$52,580
5American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service New York, NY$60,648$57,724#6$47,982
6Vincennes University Vincennes, IN$58,206$62,444#2$44,581
7Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc Pittsburgh, PA$55,158$56,096#8$50,340
8John A Gupton College Nashville, TN$54,828$59,894#5$46,141
9Arapahoe Community College Littleton, CO$54,411$50,885#16$50,953
10Eastwick College-Hackensack Hackensack, NJ$54,352$47,704#22—
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12Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science Cincinnati, OH$53,849$57,465#7—
13Kansas City Kansas Community College Kansas City, KS$53,309$55,343#10—
14Tidewater Community College Norfolk, VA$52,870$48,143#21$39,431
15Dallas Institute of Funeral Service Dallas, TX$52,516$53,393#14$40,962
16Carl Sandburg College Galesburg, IL$52,074$51,162#15—
17Nassau Community College Garden City, NY$51,433$48,954#19$44,695
18Piedmont Technical College Greenwood, SC$50,530$56,030#9$35,693

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Dallas Institute of Funeral Service funeral service and mortuary science graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $40,962 one year after graduating and $52,516 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Dallas Institute of Funeral Service rank for funeral service and mortuary science?

Among 24 colleges reporting earnings for funeral service and mortuary science graduates, Dallas Institute of Funeral Service ranks #15 by median pay four years after graduation, and #14 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is funeral service and mortuary science at Dallas Institute of Funeral Service worth it?

Its graduates earn 1% less than the national median for funeral service and mortuary science ($52,962), and the median federal debt at graduation is $12,586.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.