by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 1,809 people earned their degree in insurance, making the major the 325th most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 90 insurance graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in insurance. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in insurance.
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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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree insurance students.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Olivet College landed the #1 spot on the list. Olivet College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Olivet, Michigan. It awarded 14 masters’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Peter’s University landed the #2 spot on the list. Saint Peter’s College is a small school located in Jersey City, New Jersey that handed out 16 masters’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Butler University landed the #3 spot on the list. Butler University is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 masters’s insurance degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Husson University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major list. Located in Bangor, Maine, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s insurance students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Cambridge College landed the #5 spot on the list. Cambridge College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 2 masters’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #6, Florida State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major list. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s insurance degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Boston University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major ranking. Boston University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s insurance degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #8, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major list. University of Akron Main Campus is located in Akron, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s insurance degrees to qualified students.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major ranking. University of Wisconsin - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s insurance degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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St John’s University - New York did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major ranking, coming in at #10. Queens, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s insurance degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
With a ranking of #10, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s insurance degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Georgia State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school awarded 43 diplomas to qualified masters’s insurance students in 2020-2021.
Temple University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major ranking. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 159 degrees to qualified masters’s insurance students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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