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2023 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$14,801 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,614 Avg Salary

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

Funeral & Mortuary Science is the #200 most popular major in the country with 2,354 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for mortuary science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for mortuary science majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Funeral & Mortuary Science

Our 2023 rankings named Milwaukee Area Technical College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for funeral and mortuary science students working on their associate degree. MATC is a large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MATC are $6,908 per year.

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#2

Carl Sandburg College

Galesburg, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Carl Sandburg College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Galesburg, Carl Sandburg College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Carl Sandburg College are $8,760 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, mortuary science graduates from Carl Sandburg College carry an average student debtload of $11,944.

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#3

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

The excellent associate degree programs at Ivy Tech Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value funeral and mortuary science schools in the Great Lakes Region . Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

Ivy Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,927 in tuition and fees each year. Mortuary Science majors at Ivy Tech Community College take out an average of $13,393 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ivy Tech Community College also is in the top 10% of our Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Worsham College of Mortuary Science. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Worsham College of Mortuary Science is a small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wheeling.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Worsham College of Mortuary Science are $23,800 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, mortuary science majors at Worsham College of Mortuary Science accumulate an average of around $23,891 in student debt.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mid-America College of Funeral Service landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Jeffersonville, Mid-America College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mid-America College are $16,960 per year. The average amount in student loans that mortuary science majors at Mid-America College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $23,602.

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Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Cincinnati.

Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science undergraduate students pay an average of $23,000 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, mortuary science graduates from Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science carry an average student debtload of $34,571.

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#7

Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN

With a ranking of #7, Vincennes University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for funeral and mortuary science students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Vincennes, Vincennes University is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Vincennes University are $15,253 a year. Mortuary Science majors at Vincennes University take out an average of $23,989 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges by State

Explore the best funeral and mortuary science colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 32
Ohio 89
Illinois 108
Indiana 83
Wisconsin 16

Funeral & Mortuary Science is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 107,895
Culinary Arts 19,806
Casino Operations and Services 192
Other Personal & Culinary Services 81

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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).

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