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2023 Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in Illinois

4 Colleges
$34,256 Avg Salary
$21,348 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Funeral & Mortuary Science School for You

Funeral & Mortuary Science is the #156 most popular major in Illinois with 108 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Funeral & Mortuary Science program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for mortuary science majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Worsham College of Mortuary Science the most popular school in Illinois for funeral and mortuary science students. Located in the suburb of Wheeling, Worsham College of Mortuary Science is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

On average, mortuary science graduates from Worsham College of Mortuary Science take out $19,687 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Out of the 4 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the # 2 spot on the list. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

The average amount in student loans that mortuary science majors at SIUC take out is $24,670.

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#3

Carl Sandburg College

Galesburg, IL

Out of the 4 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Carl Sandburg College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Carl Sandburg College is a small public school located in the rural area of Galesburg.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in Illinois list. Malcolm X College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Chicago.

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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
Ohio 89
Indiana 83
Wisconsin 16

One of 4 majors within the area of study, funeral and mortuary science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Mortuary Science

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 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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