by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,809 people earned their degree in insurance, making the major the 201st most popular in the United States. 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.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 419 insurance graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,982 and $24,800 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 326 insurance graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 19 colleges that offered a degree in insurance. That schools that top this list have a program in insurance in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree insurance students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Olivet College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region. Olivet College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Olivet, Michigan. It awarded 14 bachelors’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Salem. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kent State University at Salem is located in Salem, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s insurance degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Butler University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio Dominican University landed the #4 spot on the list. Ohio Dominican University is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s insurance degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region. Illinois State University is a large public school situated in Normal, Illinois. It awarded 50 bachelors’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 128 bachelors’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Indiana State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Terre Haute, Indiana. It awarded 16 bachelors’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.
Franklin University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s insurance degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
With a ranking of #9, Northwood University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwood is located in Midland, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s insurance degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. Fort Wayne, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s insurance degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
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Ball State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Muncie, Indiana, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Mount Union came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Alliance, Ohio 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 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UC is a large public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 19 bachelors’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #14, Ferris State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ferris State University is a fairly large school located in Big Rapids, Michigan that handed out 2 bachelors’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.
Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #15. Ohio State University - Main Campus is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s insurance degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
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With a ranking of #16, Heidelberg University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Heidelberg University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tiffin, Ohio. It awarded 0 bachelors’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.
Kent State University at East Liverpool ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kent State University at East Liverpool is a public institution located in East Liverpool, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Kent State University at Ashtabula did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #16. This small school is located in Ashtabula, Ohio, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.
Kent State University at Geauga landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kent State University at Geauga is a small school located in Burton, Ohio that handed out 0 bachelors’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.
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