by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,809 people earned their degree in insurance, making the major the 325th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 419 insurance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 326 insurance graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree in insurance. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in insurance.
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The insurance school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Olivet College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Olivet, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s insurance students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kent State University at Salem landed the #2 spot on the list. Kent State University at Salem is a small public school situated in Salem, Ohio. It awarded 7 bachelors’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Butler University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 28 degrees to qualified bachelors’s insurance students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio Dominican University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s insurance students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region. Normal, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s insurance degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school handed out 128 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s insurance students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Indiana State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Terre Haute, Indiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s insurance students in 2020-2021.
Franklin University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s insurance students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Northwood University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Midland, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s insurance degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Ball State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. Ball State University is located in Muncie, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 bachelors’s insurance degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, University of Mount Union did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Mount Union is a private not-for-profit institution located in Alliance, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Insurance Report
Ferris State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #14. Ferris State University is a fairly large school located in Big Rapids, Michigan that handed out 2 bachelors’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.
Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Kent State University at Ashtabula ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Ashtabula, Ohio, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s insurance students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #16, Heidelberg University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Heidelberg University is a small school located in Tiffin, Ohio that handed out 0 bachelors’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Kent State University at East Liverpool did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in East Liverpool, Ohio, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Kent State University at East Liverpool Insurance Report
With a ranking of #16, Kent State University at Geauga did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kent State University at Geauga is a public institution located in Burton, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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