Worsham College of Mortuary Science
Worsham College of Mortuary Science specializes in training students for careers in funeral service and mortuary science, including roles as funeral directors and embalmers. The college emphasizes hands-on experience, with over 20 weeks of embalming lessons at the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office and a new state-of-the-art laboratory for embalming, restorative art, and cremation. Worsham also offers career resources, a job board, and an alumni network spanning all 50 states to assist with job placement.
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All Programs at Worsham College of Mortuary Science
1 trade program at Worsham College of Mortuary Science, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.
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Funeral Service & Mortuary Science
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48 | $44,194/yr | $15,333 |
Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.
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About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 1 trade and vocational programs at Worsham College of Mortuary Science using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).
The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.