Funeral Director License Requirements by State
Compare requirements across all states to find out what you need.
| State | Education Hours | Est. Total Cost | Exam | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2400 | $21,500 - $22,500 | Alabama Board of Funeral Service | View Guide |
| Alaska | 2400 | $24,500 - $25,500 | Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing | View Guide |
| Arizona | 2400 | $21,500 - $22,500 | Arizona State Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers | View Guide |
| Arkansas | 2400 | $19,500 - $20,500 | Arkansas State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors | View Guide |
| California | 2400 | $24,500 - $25,500 | California Cemetery and Funeral Bureau | View Guide |
| Colorado | 0 | $500 - $500 | Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) | View Guide |
| Connecticut | 2400 | $24,500 - $25,500 | Connecticut Department of Public Health — Funeral Services | View Guide |
| Delaware | 2400 | $22,500 - $23,500 | Delaware Board of Funeral Services | View Guide |
| Florida | 2400 | $23,500 - $24,500 | Florida Board of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services | View Guide |
| Georgia | 2400 | $21,500 - $22,500 | Georgia Board of Funeral Service | View Guide |
| Hawaii | 2400 | $29,500 - $30,500 | Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs — Board of Mortuary Science | View Guide |
| Idaho | 2400 | $21,500 - $22,500 | Idaho Board of Morticians | View Guide |
| Illinois | 2400 | $23,500 - $24,500 | Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation | View Guide |
| Indiana | 2400 | $21,500 - $22,500 | Indiana State Board of Funeral and Cemetery Service | View Guide |
| Iowa | 2400 | $21,500 - $22,500 | Iowa Board of Mortuary Science | View Guide |
| Kansas | 2400 | $21,500 - $22,500 | Kansas State Board of Mortuary Arts | View Guide |
| Kentucky | 2400 | $20,500 - $21,500 | Kentucky Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors | View Guide |
| Louisiana | 2400 | $22,500 - $23,500 | Louisiana State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors | View Guide |
| Maine | 2400 | $22,500 - $23,500 | Maine Board of Funeral Service | View Guide |
| Maryland | 2400 | $24,500 - $25,500 | Maryland State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors | View Guide |
| Massachusetts | 2400 | $25,500 - $26,500 | Massachusetts Board of Registration in Embalming and Funeral Directing | View Guide |
| Michigan | 2400 | $22,500 - $23,500 | Michigan Board of Examiners in Mortuary Science | View Guide |
| Minnesota | 2400 | $23,500 - $24,500 | Minnesota Department of Health — Mortuary Science Section | View Guide |
| Mississippi | 2400 | $19,500 - $20,500 | Mississippi State Board of Funeral Service | View Guide |
| Missouri | 2400 | $21,500 - $22,500 | Missouri State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors | View Guide |
| Montana | 2400 | $22,500 - $23,500 | Montana Board of Funeral Service | View Guide |
| Nebraska | 2400 | $21,500 - $22,500 | Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services — Funeral Directing and Embalming | View Guide |
| Nevada | 2400 | $24,500 - $25,500 | Nevada State Board of Funeral and Cemetery Services | View Guide |
| New Hampshire | 2400 | $23,500 - $24,500 | New Hampshire Board of Registration of Funeral Directors and Embalmers | View Guide |
| New Jersey | 2400 | $25,500 - $26,500 | New Jersey State Board of Mortuary Science | View Guide |
| New Mexico | 2400 | $21,500 - $22,500 | New Mexico Board of Thanatopractice | View Guide |
| New York | 2400 | $27,500 - $28,500 | New York State Department of Health — Bureau of Funeral Directing | View Guide |
| North Carolina | 2400 | $21,500 - $22,500 | North Carolina Board of Funeral Service | View Guide |
| North Dakota | 2400 | $21,500 - $22,500 | North Dakota State Board of Funeral Service | View Guide |
| Ohio | 2400 | $22,500 - $23,500 | Ohio Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors | View Guide |
| Oklahoma | 2400 | $20,500 - $21,500 | Oklahoma Funeral Board | View Guide |
| Oregon | 2400 | $23,500 - $24,500 | Oregon State Mortuary and Cemetery Board | View Guide |
| Pennsylvania | 2400 | $24,500 - $25,500 | Pennsylvania State Board of Funeral Directors | View Guide |
| Rhode Island | 2400 | $24,500 - $25,500 | Rhode Island Department of Health — Board of Examiners in Embalming and Funeral Directing | View Guide |
| South Carolina | 2400 | $20,500 - $21,500 | South Carolina State Board of Funeral Service | View Guide |
| South Dakota | 2400 | $21,500 - $22,500 | South Dakota Board of Funeral Service | View Guide |
| Tennessee | 2400 | $21,500 - $22,500 | Tennessee Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers | View Guide |
| Texas | 2400 | $22,500 - $23,500 | Texas Funeral Service Commission | View Guide |
| Utah | 2400 | $21,500 - $22,500 | Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing — Funeral Service | View Guide |
| Vermont | 2400 | $23,500 - $24,500 | Vermont Office of Professional Regulation — Board of Funeral Service | View Guide |
| Virginia | 2400 | $22,500 - $23,500 | Virginia Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers | View Guide |
| Washington | 2400 | $24,500 - $25,500 | Washington State Department of Licensing — Funeral Directors and Embalmers | View Guide |
| West Virginia | 2400 | $20,500 - $21,500 | West Virginia Board of Funeral Service Examiners | View Guide |
| Wisconsin | 2400 | $22,500 - $23,500 | Wisconsin Funeral Directors Examining Board | View Guide |
| Wyoming | 2400 | $21,500 - $22,500 | Wyoming State Board of Embalming | View Guide |