by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 90 insurance graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Olivet College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major list. Olivet is a private not-for-profit institution located in Olivet, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Peter’s University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major. Saint Peter’s College is a small school located in Jersey City, New Jersey that handed out 16 masters’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Butler University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major. Butler is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 masters’s insurance degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Husson University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major list. Husson University is a small school located in Bangor, Maine that handed out 3 masters’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Cambridge College landed the #5 spot on the list. Cambridge College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 2 masters’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Florida State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major ranking. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 21 masters’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Boston University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major ranking. Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s insurance degrees to qualified students.
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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #8, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major list. Located in Akron, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s insurance students in 2020-2021.
University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major ranking. UW - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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%.
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Georgia State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major ranking. Georgia State is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 43 masters’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.
Temple University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major ranking. Temple is a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 159 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
St John’s University - New York came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major ranking. STJ is a private not-for-profit institution located in Queens, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 47 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major list. Columbia is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 0 masters’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.
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 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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