2027 Best Value Insurance Schools in New York

[Insurance](/majors/business-management-marketing-sales/insurance/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for insurance students.
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2027 Best Value Insurance Schools in New York
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the insurance degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Insurance Schools
For return on investment in insurance, no school beat Columbia University In The City Of New York this year. Located in the city of New York, Columbia University In The City Of New York is a very large private not-for-profit university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $70,517. Insurance graduates carry a median of $23,258 in student loans. Insurance graduates of Columbia University In The City Of New York earn a median of $86,770 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $23,258 median debt. The acceptance rate is 4%.
St Johns University New York came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best value insurance schools. St Johns University New York is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Queens. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $53,529. Typical student debt for insurance graduates is $24,125. Early-career insurance graduates make about $70,752. Set against $24,125 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 83% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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