Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service

Decatur, GA · Private nonprofit · 451 students · Visit Website

Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service specializes in training individuals for careers in funeral service and mortuary science, offering an Associate of Applied Science degree. The curriculum emphasizes hands-on training in embalming and restorative art, alongside coursework in funeral service management, grief counseling, and legal ethics. The college also provides a job board and career placement services, with employers nationwide recruiting graduates.

Programs Analyzed

1

Avg Grad Earnings

$23,293/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

30/100

Tuition

$21,000/yr

All Programs at Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service

1 trade program at Gupton Jones College, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Funeral Service & Mortuary Science
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science
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30 $23,293/yr $15,937 9.5x Low Small
7 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 1 trade and vocational programs at Gupton Jones College of Funeral Service using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.