2022 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Funeral & Mortuary Science in Illinois

An associate degree in funeral and mortuary science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #78 out of 312 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for funeral and mortuary science students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 63 associate degrees in funeral and mortuary science to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Funeral & Mortuary Science School for Your Associate Degree

The mortuary science associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Funeral & Mortuary Science in Illinois ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality funeral and mortuary science program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for funeral and mortuary science.

Most Popular Schools for Associate Students to Study Funeral & Mortuary Science in Illinois

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for funeral and mortuary science students seeking a an associate degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Mortuary Science Students Working on Their Associate

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Worsham College of Mortuary Science
Wheeling, IL

48 Annual Associate Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Worsham College of Mortuary Science if you wish to pursue an associate degree in funeral and mortuary science. Located in the suburb of Wheeling, Worsham College of Mortuary Science is a private for-profit college with a small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for associate degrees in funeral and mortuary science in Illinois.

There were approximately 48 funeral and mortuary science individuals who graduated with this degree at Worsham College of Mortuary Science in the most recent year we have data available.

Associate students who receive their degree from the mortuary science program make an average of $38,400 in their early career salary.

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Carl Sandburg College
Galesburg, IL

9 Annual Associate Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in funeral and mortuary science needs to check out Carl Sandburg College. Located in the rural area of Galesburg, Carl Sandburg College is a public college with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for associate degrees in funeral and mortuary science in Illinois.

There were about 9 funeral and mortuary science individuals who graduated with this degree at Carl Sandburg College in the most recent year we have data available.

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City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College
Chicago, IL

6 Annual Associate Degrees

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in funeral and mortuary science needs to look into City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College. Located in the city of Chicago, Malcolm X College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

There were roughly 6 funeral and mortuary science students who graduated with this degree at Malcolm X College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in funeral and mortuary science has to take a look at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a associate in funeral and mortuary science from Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	190	71
Michigan	187	1
Indiana	131	66
Wisconsin	112	15

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Funeral & Mortuary Science Related Rankings by Major

Funeral & Mortuary Science is one of 3 different types of Personal & Culinary Services programs to choose from.

Mortuary Science Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science	48
Mortuary Science & Embalming/Embalmer	15

Majors Similar to Mortuary Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Culinary Arts	294
Cosmetology	14

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.