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2025 Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in Illinois

2 Colleges in Illinois
144 Mortuary Science Degrees Awarded
$44,007 Avg Early-Career Salary
When it comes to popularity, funeral & mortuary science sits in the middle of the road, ranking #196 out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for funeral & mortuary science students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 144 degrees in funeral & mortuary science annually.

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Associate Degrees in Mortuary Science
Bachelor's Degrees in Mortuary Science

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Funeral & Mortuary Science in Illinois

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the mortuary science degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Illinois Schools in Mortuary Science

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$33,688 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat Southern Illinois University Carbondale if you wish to pursue a degree in funeral & mortuary science. SIUC is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Carbondale.

After graduating, mortuary science degree recipients typically earn about $33,688 in their early careers.

More information about a degree in funeral & mortuary science from Southern Illinois University Carbondale

2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
100 Mortuary Science Degrees Awarded
9.0% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Worsham College of Mortuary Science if you want to pursue a degree in funeral & mortuary science. Located in the suburb of Wheeling, Worsham College of Mortuary Science is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Those funeral & mortuary science students who get their degree from Worsham College of Mortuary Science earn $3,284 more than the standard mortuary science student.

More information about a degree in funeral & mortuary science from Worsham College of Mortuary Science

Best Funeral & Mortuary Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 32
Ohio 314 89
Indiana 294 83
Wisconsin 273 16

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

Mortuary Science Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Funeral Service & Mortuary Science 119
Mortuary Science & Embalming/Embalmer 25

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Cosmetology 4,202
Culinary Arts 796

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