by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Insurance Major in Texas” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Insurance is the 201st most popular major in the country with 1,809 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Texas, there were 88 insurance graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,961 and $18,961 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Insurance Major in Texas” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in insurance. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular insurance programs in the United States.
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The insurance school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Insurance Major in Texas”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for texas insurance students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Insurance Major in Texas list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 57 diplomas to qualified ’s insurance students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baylor University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Insurance Major in Texas. Waco, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s insurance degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston - Downtown. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Insurance Major in Texas. Houston, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s insurance degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Insurance Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the #4 spot on the list. SMU is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 0 ’s insurance degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Insurance at Southern Methodist University
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Insurance Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Collin County Community College District landed the #4 spot on the list. McKinney, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s insurance degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Insurance at Collin County Community College District
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