Is a Funeral Service and Mortuary Science degree worth it?
Across 5 schools, graduates of Funeral Service and Mortuary Science earn a median $54,270 five years out on $19,870 of debt. Graduates most commonly work as Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers (modeled from the federal CIP-to-SOC crosswalk). These earnings and debt figures come from the U.S. Dept. of Education.
Median 5-yr pay
$54,270
Median debt
$19,870
Years to pay off
3.8
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
15%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
+3.3%
BLS 2024–2034
Net price
$17,543/yr
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Explore Funeral Service and Mortuary Science in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.