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. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 1,737 people earned their degree in insurance, making the major the 325th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 402 insurance graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 331 insurance graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,415 and $23,858 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree 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 colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree insurance students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Olivet College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Olivet is located in Olivet, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s insurance degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kent State University at Salem. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region. Kent State University at Salem is a public institution located in Salem, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Insurance at Kent State University at Salem
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Butler University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Butler University is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s insurance degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio Dominican University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s insurance students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Normal, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s insurance degrees to 38 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 #6, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 144 bachelors’s insurance degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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 95%.
With a ranking of #7, Indiana State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Terre Haute, Indiana, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s insurance degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Franklin University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Franklin University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 9 bachelors’s insurance degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Northwood University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northwood University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Midland, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. Fort Wayne, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s insurance degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read full report on Insurance at University of St. Francis Fort Wayne
Ball State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Muncie, Indiana, this fairly large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s insurance students in 2021-2022.
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%.
University of Mount Union came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Mount Union is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Alliance, Ohio. It awarded 3 bachelors’s insurance degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
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With a ranking of #14, Ferris State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Big Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s insurance degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #15. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 8 bachelors’s insurance degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Kent State University at Ashtabula ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kent State University at Ashtabula is a public institution located in Ashtabula, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Heidelberg University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #16. Heidelburg College is a small school located in Tiffin, Ohio that handed out 0 bachelors’s insurance degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Kent State University at East Liverpool came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. East Liverpool, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s insurance degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Kent State University at Geauga came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kent State University at Geauga is located in Burton, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s insurance degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Insurance at Kent State University at Geauga
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