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2022 Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

5 Ranked Colleges
198 Degrees Awarded
$35,867 Avg Salary
Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,058 people earned their degree in funeral and mortuary science, making the major the 211th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, funeral and mortuary science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,096 and had an average of $14,560 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 324 funeral and mortuary science graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,333 and $16,009 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 198 funeral and mortuary science graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in funeral and mortuary science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent funeral and mortuary science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the funeral and mortuary science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Funeral & Mortuary Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Carl Sandburg College

Galesburg, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carl Sandburg College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Galesburg, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s mortuary science degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Carl Sandburg College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Carl Sandburg College is $2,729 for great lakes region associate degree mortuary science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Carl Sandburg College Funeral & Mortuary Science Report

#2

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ivy Tech Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this large public school handed out 29 degrees to qualified associates’s mortuary science students in 2019-2020.

Ivy Tech Community College also made our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $8,908 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Mortuary Science students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Ivy Tech Community College.

Full Ivy Tech Community College Funeral & Mortuary Science Report

#3

Milwaukee Area Technical College

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Milwaukee Area Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s mortuary science degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

MATC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend MATC is $11,235 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Mortuary Science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full MATC Funeral & Mortuary Science Report

#4

Vincennes University

Vincennes, Indiana

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Vincennes University landed the #4 spot on the list. Vincennes University is a public institution located in Vincennes, Indiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Vincennes University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $12,910 for great lakes region associate degree mortuary science students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Vincennes University.

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#5

Mid-America College of Funeral Service

Jeffersonville, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mid-America College of Funeral Service. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Mortuary Science Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Mid-America College of Funeral Service is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jeffersonville, Indiana. It awarded 30 associates’s mortuary science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region associate degree mortuary science students whose families make $48-$75k list, Mid-America College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mid-America College is $23,036 for great lakes region associate degree mortuary science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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