Insurance is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #201 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Insurance Schools in Michigan ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 39 degrees in insurance during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of insurance school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for insurance schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Insurance Schools in Michigan list, to help you choose the best school for you.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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The schools below may not offer all types of insurance degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It's difficult to beat Northwood University if you wish to pursue a degree in insurance. Northwood is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Midland.
There were about 6 insurance students who graduated with this degree at Northwood in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat Lansing Community College if you want to pursue a degree in insurance. LCC is a medium-sized public college located in the city of Lansing. This college ranks 32nd out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 3 insurance students who graduated with this degree at LCC in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat Ferris State University if you wish to pursue a degree in insurance. Ferris is a fairly large public university located in the town of Big Rapids. A Best Colleges rank of #561 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ferris is a great university overall.
There were approximately 2 insurance students who graduated with this degree at Ferris in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in insurance needs to take a look at Olivet College. Located in the rural area of Olivet, Olivet is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 46th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 28 insurance students who graduated with this degree at Olivet in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the insurance program earn an average of $46,626 in their early career salary.
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).
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