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Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in Illinois

2023 Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in Illinois

2 Colleges
$35,683 Avg Salary
$14,096 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree School for You

Funeral & Mortuary Science is the #29 most popular major in Illinois with 135 degrees and certificates awarded in 2021-2022.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Illinois to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Colleges.

Top Illinois Trade Schools for an Associate in Funeral & Mortuary Science

Our analysis found Worsham College of Mortuary Science to be the best school for funeral & mortuary science students who want to pursue a associate degree in Illinois. Located in the large suburb of Wheeling, Worsham College of Mortuary Science is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their Associate Degree, mortuary science majors at Worsham College of Mortuary Science accumulate an average of around $12,619 in student debt.

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#2

Carl Sandburg College

Galesburg, IL

The excellent associate degree programs at Carl Sandburg College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best funeral & mortuary science schools in Illinois. Carl Sandburg College is a small public school located in the rural area of Galesburg.

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Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 32
Indiana 83
Wisconsin 16
Ohio 89

One of 4 majors within the trade school area of study, funeral & mortuary science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Mortuary Science Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science 1,800
Funeral Direction/Service 278
Mortuary Science & Embalming/Embalmer 66
Other Funeral Service & Mortuary Science 42

Related Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 124,611
Culinary Arts 22,075
Casino Operations and Services 385
Other Personal & Culinary Services 95

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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