A degree in insurance is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #325 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Insurance Schools in Michigan ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 39 degrees in insurance during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of insurance school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Insurance School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 the Best Insurance Schools in Michigan.
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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 insurance degrees they offer, see the list below.
Northwood University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in insurance. Northwood is a small private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Midland.
There were approximately 6 insurance students who graduated with this degree at Northwood in the most recent data year.
Lansing Community College is a good option for students pursuing a degree in insurance. LCC is a medium-sized public college located in the city of Lansing. This college ranks 32nd out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 3 insurance students who graduated with this degree at LCC in the most recent year we have data available.
Ferris State University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in insurance. Ferris is a large public university located in the town of Big Rapids. A Best Colleges rank of #561 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ferris is a great university overall.
There were approximately 2 insurance students who graduated with this degree at Ferris in the most recent data year.
Olivet College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in insurance. Located in the rural area of Olivet, Olivet is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. This college ranks 46th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 28 insurance students who graduated with this degree at Olivet in the most recent data year.
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Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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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