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2023 Most Popular Colleges for Insurance in the Southeast Region

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Most Well Attended Insurance Major in the Southeast Region

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 “Most Well Attended Insurance Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 1,809 people earned their degree in insurance, making the major the 201st most popular in the United States. 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 Southeast region, there were 781 insurance graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,361 and $22,946 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Insurance Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in insurance. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in insurance.

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Most Well Attended Insurance Major in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Insurance Major in the Southeast Region”.

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Insurance Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 233 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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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Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Insurance Major in the Southeast Region. Florida State is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 138 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Insurance Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 124 ’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Insurance at UofSC

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Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina

Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Insurance Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Boone, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 76 degrees to qualified ’s insurance students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.

Read full report on Insurance at Appalachian State University

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Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Insurance Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school handed out 43 degrees to qualified ’s insurance students in 2020-2021.

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University of Mississippi
University, Mississippi

University of Mississippi did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Insurance Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. University of Mississippi is a large public school situated in University, Mississippi. It awarded 38 ’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Insurance at University of Mississippi

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University of Louisiana at Monroe ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Insurance Major in the Southeast Region list. ULM is a medium-sized public school situated in Monroe, Louisiana. It awarded 32 ’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.

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Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Insurance Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Eastern Kentucky University is a public institution located in Richmond, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 29 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Central Arkansas did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Insurance Major in the Southeast Region list. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s insurance degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.

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%.

Full University of Central Arkansas Insurance Report

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Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Middle Tennessee State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Insurance Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified ’s insurance students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Insurance at Middle Tennessee State University

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University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Insurance Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s insurance degrees to qualified students.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Insurance Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s insurance degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Insurance at USF Tampa

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North Arkansas College
Harrison, Arkansas

North Arkansas College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Insurance Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Harrison, Arkansas, and it awarded 0 ’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.

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