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General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service

If you are interested in studying general funeral service and mortuary science, you may want to check out the program at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 256. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 160 students received their associate's degree in general mortuary science.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science section at the bottom of this page.

Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in General Mortuary Science (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in General Mortuary Science

Online Classes Are Available at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service does offer online education options in general mortuary science for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Associate’s Degree

Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

General Mortuary Science Student Demographics at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general mortuary science majors at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service.

Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science Associate’s Program

73% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of general mortuary science associate's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in general mortuary science at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service are white. Around 56% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in general mortuary science graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service with a associate's in general mortuary science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	45
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	90
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That General Mortuary Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in general mortuary science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors	1,980	$53,560
Funeral Service Managers	380	$80,560
Embalmers	360	$44,450

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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