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2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools in Illinois
Finding the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science 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.
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 Trade Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular programs 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.
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2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in Illinois
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges.
Most Popular Illinois Trade Schools in Funeral & Mortuary Science
Our 2023 rankings named Worsham College of Mortuary Science the most popular school in Illinois for funeral & mortuary science students. Located in the suburb of Wheeling, Worsham College of Mortuary Science is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
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The excellent programs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best funeral & mortuary science schools in Illinois. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carl Sandburg College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Trade Schools in Illinois list. Carl Sandburg College is a small public school located in the rural area of Galesburg.
The excellent programs at City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best funeral & mortuary science schools in Illinois. Malcolm X College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Chicago.
Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Most Popular 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 |
Majors Related to Mortuary Science
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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.