Insurance is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #325 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 9 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Insurance Schools in Ohio ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 57 degrees in insurance to qualified students.
Your choice of insurance school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for insurance schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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 Ohio.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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The schools below may not offer all types of insurance degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Any student pursuing a degree in insurance needs to take a look at Ohio State University - Main Campus. Ohio State is a very large public university located in the large city of Columbus. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.
There were about 2 insurance students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year.
Clark State Community College is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in insurance. Clark State Community College is a small public college located in the city of Springfield. A Best Colleges rank of #1142 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Clark State Community College is a great college overall.
There were about 7 insurance students who graduated with this degree at Clark State Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in insurance has to look into University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. UC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Cincinnati. A Best Colleges rank of #166 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 19 insurance students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent year we have data available.
Franklin University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in insurance. Franklin University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Columbus.
There were approximately 11 insurance students who graduated with this degree at Franklin University in the most recent year we have data available.
ODU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Columbus. This university ranks 49th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 5 insurance students who graduated with this degree at ODU in the most recent year we have data available.
Mount Union is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Alliance. This university ranks 44th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 1 insurance students who graduated with this degree at Mount Union in the most recent year we have data available.
Owens State Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the large suburb of Perrysburg. This college ranks 58th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 3 insurance students who graduated with this degree at Owens State Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Akron Main Campus is a large public university located in the city of Akron. A Best Colleges rank of #702 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Akron Main Campus is a great university overall.
There were about 2 insurance students who graduated with this degree at University of Akron Main Campus in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the rural area of Salem, Kent State University at Salem is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 73rd out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 7 insurance students who graduated with this degree at Kent State University at Salem 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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