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Most Popular Online Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Online Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$35,071 Avg Salary
$15,191 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, funeral & mortuary science was ranked #34 in the country. In fact 2,186 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2021-2022.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for trade school students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Online Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Mid-America College of Funeral Service the most popular online school in the Great Lakes Region for funeral & mortuary science students. Mid-America College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Jeffersonville.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at Mid-America College of Funeral Service Report

Out of the 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the # 2 spot on the list. SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

Full Funeral & Mortuary Science at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

The excellent online programs at Terra State Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best funeral & mortuary science schools in the Great Lakes Region . Terra Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Fremont.

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

Explore the most popular online funeral & mortuary science schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 32
Indiana 83
Wisconsin 16
Ohio 89
Illinois 135

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

Majors Similar to Mortuary Science

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 3 schools only.

  • 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.

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