by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Funeral & Mortuary Science is a major offered under the personal and culinary services program of study at Dallas Institute of Funeral Service. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in mortuary science, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,970 | $11,970 |
| Fees | $820 | $820 |
Learn more about Dallas Institute of Funeral Service tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Mortuary Science students who received their associate degree at Dallas Institute of Funeral Service took out an average of $14,000 in student loans. That is 3% lower than the national average of $14,440.
mortuary science who receive their associate degree from Dallas Institute of Funeral Service make an average of $36,398 a year during the early days of their career. That is 10% higher than the national average of $33,041.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Dallas Institute of Funeral Service does offer online classes in its mortuary science associate degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Dallas Institute of Funeral Service Online Learning page.
About 67.0% of the students who received their Associate in mortuary science in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 64.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 43.2% of the mortuary science associate degrees at Dallas Institute of Funeral Service in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 15 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 49 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Funeral & Mortuary Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science | 88 |
*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.
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