by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Insurance Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Insurance is the 201st most popular major in the country with 1,809 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Southwest region, there were 118 insurance graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,961 and $18,961 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Insurance Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in insurance. To top this list, a school must have a successful insurance program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Insurance Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Insurance Major in the Southwest Region list. University of North Texas is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 57 ’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, 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 Baylor University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Insurance Major in the Southwest Region list. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Insurance Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the #2 spot on the list. UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 ’s insurance degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston - Downtown. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Insurance Major in the Southwest Region. University of Houston - Downtown is a fairly large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 15 ’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Insurance Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rio Salado College landed the #5 spot on the list. Rio Salado College is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Glendale Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Insurance Major in the Southwest Region list. Glendale Community College is a fairly large school located in Glendale, Arizona that handed out 3 ’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.
Collin County Community College District came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Insurance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Collin County Community College District is a large school located in McKinney, Texas that handed out 0 ’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.
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Scottsdale Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Insurance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 0 ’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.
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Mesa Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Insurance Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Mesa, Arizona, this fairly large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s insurance students in 2020-2021.
Southern Methodist University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Insurance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. 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.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
With a ranking of #7, GateWay Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Insurance Major in the Southwest Region list. GateWay Community College is a small school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 0 ’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.
Chandler-Gilbert Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Insurance Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Chandler, Arizona, and it awarded 0 ’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.
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