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Funeral & Mortuary Science at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study funeral and mortuary science, take a look at what Southern Illinois University Carbondale has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and has a total student population of 11,366.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Funeral & Mortuary Science section at the bottom of this page.

SIUC Funeral & Mortuary Science Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Mortuary Science

Online Classes Are Available at SIUC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, SIUC does offer online courses in mortuary science for the following degree levels:

Bachelor’s Degree

SIUC Funeral & Mortuary Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the mortuary science progam at SIUC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The mortuary science major at SIUC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Funeral & Mortuary Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Funeral & Mortuary Science Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	2
Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	4
Most Focused Funeral & Mortuary Science Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	5
Most Popular Online Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools	7
Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools	36

Earnings of SIUC Mortuary Science Graduates

The median salary of mortuary science students who receive their bachelor's degree at SIUC is $28,319. This is less than $40,421, which is the national average of all mortuary science majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Mortuary Science Student Demographics at SIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mortuary science majors at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

SIUC Funeral & Mortuary Science Bachelor’s Program

80% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Of the 20 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Funeral & Mortuary Science from SIUC in 2020-2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in mortuary science at SIUC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a bachelor's in mortuary science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SIUC also has a doctoral program available in mortuary science. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Funeral & Mortuary Science

The following mortuary science concentations are available at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science	20

Careers That Mortuary Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in mortuary science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Directors	1,350	$72,280

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
Image Credit: By Mark Jaroski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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