Insurance isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #146 in popularity out of 363 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Insurance Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 29 bachelor's degrees in insurance to qualified students.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on insurance students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - How many other insurance students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How easy is it for insurance to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized insurance related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for insurance students working on their bachelor's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Insurance Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Insurance in the Plains States Region
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in insurance.
Top Plains States Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Insurance
Missouri State University - Springfield is a good decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in insurance. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public university with a very large student population.
After graduating, insurance bachelor's recipients typically make around $50,969 in the first five years of their career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).