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2023 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Funeral & Mortuary Science in the Great Lakes Region

15 Ranked Colleges
182 Degrees Awarded
$33,690 Avg Salary
Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Funeral & Mortuary Science is the 196th most popular major in the country with 2,354 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, funeral and mortuary science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,476 and had an average of $21,232 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 355 funeral and mortuary science graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,071 and $22,827 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 182 funeral and mortuary science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in funeral and mortuary science. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in funeral and mortuary science.

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Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree mortuary science students.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Worsham College of Mortuary Science landed the #1 spot on the list. Worsham College of Mortuary Science is a small school located in Wheeling, Illinois that handed out 64 associates’s mortuary science degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Read full report on Funeral & Mortuary Science at Worsham College of Mortuary Science

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mid-America College of Funeral Service. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate. This small school is located in Jeffersonville, Indiana, and it awarded 33 associates’s mortuary science degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Funeral & Mortuary Science at Mid-America College

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Milwaukee Area Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate. Milwaukee Area Technical College is a public institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate. Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science is a small school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 14 associates’s mortuary science degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Funeral & Mortuary Science at Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science

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Carl Sandburg College
Galesburg, Illinois

Out of the 15 schools in the Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Carl Sandburg College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Galesburg, Illinois, and it awarded 13 associates’s mortuary science degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Funeral & Mortuary Science at Carl Sandburg College

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Vincennes University
Vincennes, Indiana

Vincennes University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. Vincennes University is a fairly large public school situated in Vincennes, Indiana. It awarded 12 associates’s mortuary science degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Vincennes University Funeral & Mortuary Science Report

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City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified associates’s mortuary science students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Funeral & Mortuary Science at Malcolm X College

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Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, Indiana

Ivy Tech Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #8. Ivy Tech Community College is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s mortuary science degrees to qualified students.

Full Ivy Tech Community College Funeral & Mortuary Science Report

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Terra State Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #9. Terra Community College is a public institution located in Fremont, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Funeral & Mortuary Science at Terra Community College

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Wayne County Community College District ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s mortuary science students in 2020-2021.

Full WCCCD Funeral & Mortuary Science Report

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North Central State College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Mansfield, Ohio, and it awarded 1 associates’s mortuary science degrees in 2020-2021.

Full North Central State College Funeral & Mortuary Science Report

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Chippewa Valley Technical College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. Chippewa Valley Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin that handed out 0 associates’s mortuary science degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Chippewa Valley Technical College Funeral & Mortuary Science Report

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Northwest State Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. Northwest State Community College is a small public school situated in Archbold, Ohio. It awarded 0 associates’s mortuary science degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Funeral & Mortuary Science at Northwest State Community College

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Gogebic Community College
Ironwood, Michigan

Gogebic Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. Ironwood, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s mortuary science degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Funeral & Mortuary Science at Gogebic Community College

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Mortuary Science Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. SIUC is a fairly large school located in Carbondale, Illinois that handed out 20 associates’s mortuary science degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Funeral & Mortuary Science at SIUC

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