Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service
Houston, Texas · Website
$37,786
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$37,786
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service is a private nonprofit 2-year college in Houston, Texas with 254 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $44,047 a year (tuition and fees $15,313). It admits 86% of applicants and 55% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $37,786 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $9,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$44,047
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$15,313
US median $11,837
Admission rate
86%
US median 78%
Completion rate
55%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$9,500
About $101 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$37,786
Rank 3,074 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Net price
- $44,047
- Tuition and fees
- $15,313
- Cost of attendance
- $45,244
- Students with a need-based grant
- 41%
- Students with federal loans
- 51%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $44,047
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $12,495 in 2015-16 to $15,313 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1,110
- Undergraduates
- 254
- Part-time students
- 7.1%
- Women
- 70%
- Students per teacher
- 29
- Completion rate
- 55%
- Retention rate
- 35%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 2
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 3,074 of 5,094 US colleges and 170 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $44,047 | $18,447 | $22,872 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $15,313 | $9,940 | $16,190 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 86% | 84% | 80% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 55% | 59% | 67% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 35% | 74% | 72% | 75% |
| Median debt | $9,500 | $10,667 | $13,798 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $44,813 | $32,765 | $39,987 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $37,786 | $38,474 | $46,573 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 50% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 73% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
2 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funeral Service and Mortuary ScienceAssociate's | Associate's | 147 | $9,500 | $46,268 | $54,162 | $52,962 |
| Funeral Service and Mortuary ScienceOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 19 | Withheld | $47,424 | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Houston and Texas on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Texas
- Homes: Homes for sale in Texas
Questions and answers
How much does Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service cost?
$44,047 a year is the average net price at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $15,313, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $45,244. Families earning under $30,000 pay $44,047 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service?
86% of applicants are admitted to Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,110. The median admission rate of colleges in Texas is 84%.
How much do Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service graduates earn?
$37,786 a year is the median pay of former Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service students who work, 10 years after they started ($44,813 after 6 years). That ranks 3,074 of 5,094 US colleges and 170 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Funeral Service and Mortuary Science (Certificate) at $47,424.
How much student debt do Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service graduates have?
$9,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service graduates, about $101 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 51% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service?
55% of first-time, full-time students at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service finish within 3 years. 35% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 2-year colleges is 67%.
What are the most popular majors at Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service?
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science (147 associate's graduates), Funeral Service and Mortuary Science (19 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 2 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.