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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$17,042 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,071 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for mortuary science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the mortuary science programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

$6,908 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MATC are $6,908 a year.

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#2

Carl Sandburg College

Galesburg, IL
$8,760 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Carl Sandburg College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Galesburg, Carl Sandburg College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Carl Sandburg College are $8,760 per year.

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#3

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ivy Tech Community College are $8,927 a year.

Ivy Tech Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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$23,800 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Worsham College of Mortuary Science is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wheeling.

Worsham College of Mortuary Science undergraduate students pay an average of $23,800 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, mortuary science majors at Worsham College of Mortuary Science accumulate an average of around $19,687 in student debt.

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$16,960 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 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 college 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 is $22,138.

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$23,000 Average Tuition & Fees

Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value funeral and mortuary science programs. Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Cincinnati.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science are $23,000 per year. While working on their degree, mortuary science majors at Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science accumulate an average of around $29,897 in student debt.

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#7

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI
$32,727 Average Tuition & Fees

Wayne State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wayne State are $32,727 a year. Mortuary Science majors at Wayne State take out an average of $18,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#8

Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN
$15,253 Average Tuition & Fees

Vincennes University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. 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. While working on their degree, mortuary science majors at Vincennes University accumulate an average of around $19,332 in student debt.

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Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges by State

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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 8 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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