In the United States, 13 colleges and universities are offering Funeral Direction/Service programs. The average tuition & fees of the Funeral Direction/Service program at the schools are $6,127 for state residents and $12,341 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2020-2021.
Funeral Direction/Service Program 2021 Average Tuition Costs
What is Funeral Direction/Service program?
A program that prepares individuals for professional licensure as funeral directors and as managers of funeral homes, cemeteries, and related services. Includes instruction in the sociology of death and dying, psychology of grief and grief counseling, history of funeral service, funeral direction, business law, funeral service law, funeral home management, accounting and related computer operations, and funeral services marketing and merchandising
For the academic year 2020-2021, the average tuition costs of colleges offering Funeral Direction/Service program is $12,341 for undergraduate programs and $37,215 for graduate programs. The following table shows the average tuition & fees for Funeral Direction/Service programs.
2020-2021 Average Tuition & Fees ofFuneral Direction/Service Programs
In-State
Out-of-State
Undergraduate
$6,127
$12,341
Graduate
$18,226
$37,215
Career and Salary after Completing Funeral Direction/Service Program
Next jobs are possible careers after completing Funeral Direction/Service major program. The average wage is based on the employment and wage data (May 2019) from Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The average annual wage of Funeral Home Managers career is $95,220 and, for Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers, the average annual income is $58,360.
Funeral Direction/Service Careers and its Average Wage (as of May 2020)