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General Mortuary Science at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service

If you are interested in studying General 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 in Houston, TX.

During the most recent reporting year, 170 general mortuary science degrees were granted at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service.

Online Class Availability at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service

Many students take online classes at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service. Among 254 students, 202 (80%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 0 (0%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of General Mortuary Science graduates at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, General Mortuary Science graduates at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service are 69% women (117) and 31% men (53).

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

Of the 136 associate’s general mortuary science graduates at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service, 70% were women (95) and 30% were men (41).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Mortuary Science associate’s degree recipients at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	75
Hispanic / Latino	32
Black / African American	25
Asian	4

Minority students account for 45% of General Mortuary Science associate’s degree recipients at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service, higher than the national average of 32%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for General Mortuary Science Graduates

Graduates of the General Mortuary Science program at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for General Mortuary Science majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Funeral Home Managers	$179,553
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$58,312
Embalmers	$35,965

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.