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2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region

4 Colleges
$40,731 Avg Salary
$18,375 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Bachelor's Degree School for You

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Funeral & Mortuary Science program at each school on the list.

Check out the mortuary science bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for funeral & mortuary science students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Cincinnati, Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 44 students majoring in mortuary science at Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, 16% are male and 84% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, mortuary science majors at Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science accumulate an average of around $17,250 in student debt.

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#2

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Wayne State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular funeral & mortuary science schools in the Great Lakes Region . Wayne State is a very large public school located in the city of Detroit.

About 58% of the students majoring in mortuary science at the school are women while 42% are male.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mid-America College of Funeral Service landed the # 3 spot on the list. Mid-America College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Jeffersonville.

Of the 31 students majoring in mortuary science at Mid-America College, 48% are male and 52% are female.

On average, mortuary science graduates from Mid-America College take out $13,502 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the # 4 spot on the list. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

Of the 19 students majoring in mortuary science at SIUC, 32% are male and 68% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, mortuary science majors at SIUC accumulate an average of around $28,108 in student debt.

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Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges by State

Explore the best 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 4 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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