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2022 Best Value Colleges for Insurance (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
86 Degrees Awarded
$11,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Insurance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Insurance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Southwest region, there were 86 insurance graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,800 and $22,210 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Insurance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in insurance. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great insurance programs and cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Insurance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 6 Best Value Colleges for Insurance (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Rio Salado College

Tempe, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rio Salado College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Insurance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 12 ’s insurance degrees in 2019-2020.

Rio Salado College also made our “Best Insurance Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Rio Salado College is $9,102 for southwest region insurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Rio Salado College Insurance Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Insurance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 34 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Insurance Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $8,521 for southwest region insurance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UNT.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full UNT Insurance Report

#3

Glendale Community College

Glendale, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Glendale Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Insurance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Glendale, Arizona, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified ’s insurance students in 2019-2020.

Glendale Community College also made our “Best Insurance Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Glendale Community College is $7,729 for southwest region insurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Glendale Community College Insurance Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Insurance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Downtown landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Houston - Downtown is a fairly large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 5 ’s insurance degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region insurance students whose families make $0-$30k list, UH Downtown has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Insurance Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Houston - Downtown is $5,065 for southwest region insurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Insurance at UH Downtown

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Insurance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified ’s insurance students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region insurance students whose families make $0-$30k list, UCO has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Insurance Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCO is $12,297 for Southwest Region Insurance students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#6

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

Baylor University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Insurance Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Baylor University is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 12 ’s insurance degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor also took the #2 spot in our “Best Insurance Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $26,726 for southwest region insurance students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Baylor.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

Full Baylor 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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