2026 Best Value Insurance Schools in Texas
[Insurance](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/insurance/insurance/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong insurance education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 5 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for insurance students.
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2026 Best Value Insurance Schools in Texas
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in insurance, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Insurance Schools
University Of North Texas earned the #1 spot for value among insurance schools in Texas. University Of North Texas is a very large public school located in the city of Denton. Students from in state pay about $11,309 in tuition and fees, compared with $21,149 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for insurance graduates is $21,204. Soon after graduation, insurance degree recipients from University Of North Texas generally make around $59,022. Set against $21,204 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 72% of applicants are accepted.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at University Of Houston Downtown earned it the #2 place for insurance. Located in the city of Houston, University Of Houston Downtown is a large public university. Students from in state pay about $7,582 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $17,434. Students borrow a median of $23,925 to complete the insurance program here. Early-career insurance graduates make about $46,298. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. University Of Houston Downtown admits about 90% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 5 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked 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 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).
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