Funeral Direction/Service Program

Total 10 schools offer the Funeral Direction/Service programs. Its average tuition & fees is $9,407. In public schools, the tuition & fees is $4,899 for State residents and $6,994 for out-of-state students. In private schools the costs for the Funeral Direction/Service program is $19,058.

Funeral Direction/Service is 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.

The annual average wage after completing Funeral Direction/Service is $60,509 and hourly $29.09. This statistics is based on the employment and wage data (May 2019) from Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Next table shows the possible occupation and job list with average income having Funeral Direction/Service degree/certificate.