by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Insurance Major in Texas” 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 Texas, there were 88 insurance graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,961 and $18,961 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Insurance Major in Texas” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in insurance. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in insurance.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Insurance Major in Texas” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for texas insurance students.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Insurance Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. University of North Texas is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 57 ’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Downtown. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Insurance Major in Texas list. University of Houston - Downtown is located in Houston, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 ’s insurance degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baylor University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Insurance Major in Texas. Baylor University is a large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 16 ’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Collin County Community College District. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Insurance Major in Texas list. Collin County Community College District is located in McKinney, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s insurance degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Insurance Major in Texas list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s insurance degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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