by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.
Insurance is the 201st most popular major in the country with 1,737 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , insurance graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $57,764 and had an average of $21,443 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 402 insurance graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,982 and $21,399 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.
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, Olivet College landed the #1 spot on the list. Olivet College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Olivet, Michigan. It awarded 18 bachelors’s insurance degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national 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. This small school is located in Salem, Ohio, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s insurance 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Butler University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region. Butler University is a medium-sized school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 38 bachelors’s insurance degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio Dominican University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio Dominican University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees 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%.
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. Illinois State University is a public institution located in Normal, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 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%.
University of Wisconsin - Madison 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 #6. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 144 degrees to qualified bachelors’s insurance students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Indiana State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indiana State is a public institution located in Terre Haute, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
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 private not-for-profit institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Northwood 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 #9. Located in Midland, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s insurance students in 2021-2022.
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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.
University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of St. Francis Fort Wayne is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees 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%.
Ball State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Muncie, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s insurance degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national 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. University of Mount Union is located in Alliance, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s insurance degrees to qualified students.
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 landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school awarded 32 degrees to qualified bachelors’s insurance students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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Ferris State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s insurance degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s insurance degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
Heidelberg University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Heidelberg University 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 landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Insurance Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kent State University at East Liverpool is a public institution located in East Liverpool, 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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Kent State University at Ashtabula 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. Kent State University at Ashtabula is located in Ashtabula, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s insurance degrees to qualified students.
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 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 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Read more about Insurance at Kent State University at Geauga
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