Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service Trade Programs

Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Houston, Texas. The location of Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service?

Contact details for Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	415 Barren Springs Dr, Houston, TX 77090-5918
Phone:	281-873-0262
Website:	www.commonwealth.edu

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Can I Afford Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service?

During a recent academic cycle, part-time students at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service paid $187 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$15,213	$15,213
Fees	$100	$100

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service, approximately 63% of students took out student loans averaging $1,940 a year. That adds up to $7,760 over four years for those students.

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Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 256 undergraduate students at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service, with 234 being full-time and 22 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 234 full-time undergraduates at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service, 27% are male and 73% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1
Black or African American	59
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	138
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Online Learning at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service

In 2022-2023, 207 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 3rd most popular in Texas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science	5%
Personal & Culinary Services	5%

Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	TOTAL
General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science	46	146	192
TOTAL	46	146	192

Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service Trades

In a recent academic period, Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service awarded 576 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Funeral & Mortuary Science	46	0	146	0
Total	138	0	438	0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.