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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Insurance (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

7 Ranked Colleges
323 Degrees Awarded
$18,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Insurance Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Insurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Insurance is the 206th most popular major in the country with 1,811 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, insurance graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $57,694 and had an average of $23,336 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 351 insurance graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,325 and $28,875 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 323 insurance graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Insurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in insurance. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality insurance programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the insurance program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Insurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Insurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Insurance (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

SUNY Oswego

Oswego, New York

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Insurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Oswego landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Oswego, New York, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s insurance degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Oswego did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Insurance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Oswego is $9,698 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Insurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.

Full SUNY Oswego Insurance Report

#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Insurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Temple is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 161 bachelors’s insurance degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree insurance students whose families make $0-$30k list, Temple has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Insurance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Temple University is $18,315 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree 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%.

Read full report on Insurance at Temple

#3

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Joseph’s University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Insurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. St. Joe’s is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 82 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Joe’s also took the #1 spot in our “Best Insurance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $26,603 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree insurance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Saint Joseph’s University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, 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 89%.

Read full report on Insurance at St. Joe’s

#4

Gallaudet University

Washington, District of Columbia
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Insurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Gallaudet University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s insurance students in 2019-2020.

Gallaudet also made our “Best Insurance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Gallaudet is $12,439 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Insurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Insurance at Gallaudet University

#5

Gannon University

Erie, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gannon University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Insurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Erie, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s insurance degrees in 2019-2020.

Gannon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Insurance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Gannon is $16,984 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree insurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, 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 85%.

Full Gannon Insurance Report

St John’s University - New York landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Insurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. St John’s University - New York is located in Queens, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 58 bachelors’s insurance degrees to qualified students.

STJ also made our “Best Insurance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $23,927 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree insurance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend St John’s University - New York.

Read more about Insurance at St John’s University - New York

#7

Mercyhurst University

Erie, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Mercyhurst University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Insurance Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Erie, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s insurance degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Mercyhurst also made our “Best Insurance Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Mercyhurst University is $19,415 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Insurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Mercyhurst Insurance Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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