2024 Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in Illinois

Funeral & Mortuary Science is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #72 most popular associate degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

There was only one school in Illinois to review for the 2024 Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Associate Degree Schools in the United States ranking..

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More Ways to Rank Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools

The mortuary science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in Illinois.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Funeral & Mortuary Science in Illinois

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in funeral & mortuary science.

Top Illinois Schools for an Associate in Mortuary Science

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Worsham College of Mortuary Science
Wheeling, IL

64 Annual Graduates

$38,933 Median Starting Salary

$15,333 Median Student Debt

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in funeral & mortuary science has to check out Worsham College of Mortuary Science. Located in the suburb of Wheeling, Worsham College of Mortuary Science is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Funeral & Mortuary Science associate degree recipients from Worsham College of Mortuary Science get an earnings boost of about $2,661 over the average income of funeral & mortuary science majors.

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Carl Sandburg College
Galesburg, IL

13 Annual Graduates

$33,612 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in funeral & mortuary science needs to take a look at Carl Sandburg College. Located in the rural area of Galesburg, Carl Sandburg College is a public college with a small student population.

Students who graduate with their associate from the mortuary science program state that they receive average early career income of $33,612.

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Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	196	21
Michigan	192	2
Indiana	123	55
Wisconsin	114	16

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Funeral & Mortuary Science Related Rankings by Major

Funeral & Mortuary Science is one of 4 different types of Personal & Culinary Services programs to choose from.

Mortuary Science Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science	64
Mortuary Science & Embalming/Embalmer	24

Majors Similar to Mortuary Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Culinary Arts	238
Cosmetology	19

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.