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2023 Best Value Colleges for Insurance (Income $0-$30k)

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Best Value Insurance Schools For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Insurance Schools For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Insurance is the 201st most popular major in the country with 1,809 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, insurance graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $57,764 and had an average of $24,058 in loans still to pay off.

This year’s “Best Value Insurance Schools For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 52 colleges that offered a degree in insurance. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality insurance programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the insurance program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Insurance Schools For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for insurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 25 Best Value Colleges for Insurance (Income $0-$30k)

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Insurance Schools For Those Making $0-$30k. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s insurance degrees to 129 students in 2020-2021.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Insurance Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for UW - Madison is $3,981 for Insurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

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%.

Read more about Insurance at UW - Madison

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Insurance Schools For Those Making $0-$30k. Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 138 ’s insurance degrees to qualified students.

Florida State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Insurance Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State is $4,950 for insurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Insurance at Florida State University

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Insurance Schools For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 233 ’s insurance degrees to qualified students.

UGA also made our “Best Insurance Schools” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for UGA is $8,303 for insurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Insurance at University of Georgia

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Lansing Community College
Lansing, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lansing Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Insurance Schools For Those Making $0-$30k list. LCC is a fairly large school located in Lansing, Michigan that handed out 3 ’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.

LCC also took the #18 spot in our “Best Insurance Schools” ranking. It costs about $4,929 for insurance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend LCC.

Read more about Insurance at Lansing Community College

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Out of the 52 schools in the Best Value Insurance Schools For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Clark State Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Clark State Community College is located in Springfield, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s insurance degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clark State Community College, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Insurance Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Clark State Community College is $5,350 for insurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Insurance at Clark State Community College

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Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina

Appalachian State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Value Insurance Schools For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This large school is located in Boone, North Carolina, and it awarded 76 ’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our insurance students whose families make $0-$30k list, Appalachian State has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Insurance Schools” ranking. It costs about $7,354 for Insurance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Appalachian State.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full Appalachian State Insurance Report

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University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Value Insurance Schools For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 5 ’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.

USF Tampa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best Insurance Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend USF Tampa is $4,176 for insurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Full USF Tampa Insurance Report

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University of North Texas ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Insurance Schools For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 57 ’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.

UNT also made our “Best Insurance Schools” list, coming in at #13. The yearly cost to attend University of North Texas is $6,387 for insurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of North Texas Insurance Report

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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Insurance Schools For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified ’s insurance students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our insurance students whose families make $0-$30k list, Ohio State has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Insurance Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus is $7,068 for insurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Insurance at Ohio State University - Main Campus

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

Boston University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Insurance Schools For Those Making $0-$30k list. Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 ’s insurance degrees to qualified students.

Boston U also took the #5 spot in our “Best Insurance Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Boston University is $12,982 for insurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 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.

Read more about Insurance at Boston University

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Insurance Schools For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 12 ’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Insurance Schools” list. It costs about $7,698 for insurance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.

Read full report on Insurance at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Best Value Insurance Schools For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This large school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 124 ’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.

UofSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Insurance Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for UofSC is $12,130 for Insurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Full University of South Carolina - Columbia Insurance Report

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Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

Ball State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Best Value Insurance Schools For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Ball State is a public institution located in Muncie, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 34 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Ball State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Insurance Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Ball State University is $8,273 for Insurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

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%.

Read more about Insurance at Ball State University

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Rio Salado College
Tempe, Arizona

Rio Salado College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Insurance Schools For Those Making $0-$30k list. Rio Salado College is a fairly large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 11 ’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.

Rio Salado College also made our “Best Insurance Schools” list, coming in at #17. The estimated yearly cost for Rio Salado College is $9,077 for insurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Rio Salado College Insurance Report

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Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia

Georgia State University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Insurance Schools For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #15. Georgia State is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 43 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Georgia State also made our “Best Insurance Schools” list, coming in at #14. The yearly cost to attend Georgia State is $15,197 for Insurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Georgia State University Insurance Report

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Indiana State University
Terre Haute, Indiana

With a ranking of #16, Indiana State University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Insurance Schools For Those Making $0-$30k list. Indiana State is located in Terre Haute, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 ’s insurance degrees to qualified students.

Indiana State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best Insurance Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Indiana State is $10,104 for insurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Insurance at Indiana State University

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Ferris State University
Big Rapids, Michigan

Ferris State University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Best Value Insurance Schools For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Ferris is a public institution located in Big Rapids, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The estimated yearly cost for Ferris is $6,577 for Insurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Insurance at Ferris

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Illinois State University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Insurance Schools For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #18. This large school is located in Normal, Illinois, and it awarded 50 ’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.

Illinois State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Insurance Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Illinois State University is $13,783 for insurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Insurance at Illinois State

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University of Mississippi
University, Mississippi

University of Mississippi did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Insurance Schools For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #19. This large school is located in University, Mississippi, and it awarded 38 ’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.

The estimated yearly cost for Ole Miss is $7,764 for Insurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full University of Mississippi Insurance Report

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Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Temple University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Insurance Schools For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 159 degrees to qualified ’s insurance students in 2020-2021.

Temple also took the #7 spot in our “Best Insurance Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Temple is $18,173 for Insurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Insurance at Temple

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Owens Community College
Perrysburg, Ohio

Owens Community College did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Insurance Schools For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #21. Perrysburg, Ohio is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s insurance degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

It costs about $8,505 for insurance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Owens State Community College.

Read more about Insurance at Owens Community College

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University of Houston - Downtown came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Insurance Schools For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified ’s insurance students in 2020-2021.

It costs about $10,215 for insurance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UH Downtown.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Houston - Downtown Insurance Report

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Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Insurance Schools For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this large public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified ’s insurance students in 2020-2021.

Missouri State also made our “Best Insurance Schools” list, coming in at #22. The estimated yearly cost for Missouri State is $12,381 for insurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Missouri State University - Springfield Insurance Report

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SUNY Oswego
Oswego, New York

SUNY Oswego ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Insurance Schools For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Oswego, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 19 degrees to qualified ’s insurance students in 2020-2021.

The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Oswego is $10,090 for insurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Insurance at SUNY Oswego

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Saint Peter's University
Jersey City, New Jersey

Saint Peter’s University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Insurance Schools For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Jersey City, New Jersey, and it awarded 16 ’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.

The estimated yearly cost for Saint Peter’s College is $11,245 for insurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Insurance at Saint Peter’s University

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